A licensed practical nurse, left, gives a swine-flu vaccine to a patient at Bashas' grocery store in Phoenix
President Obama's Oct. 24 decision to officially declare the H1N1 swine-flu virus a national emergency came with a speedy caveat: Don't panic. The declaration was just a formality, the White House explained, a way to allow hospitals to circumvent unnecessary restrictions in order to bring about quicker, more effective swine-flu treatment. Yes, H1N1 cases are on the rise 46 of the 50 states are experiencing widespread influenza activity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but it's hardly a horrific doomsday scenario and nothing like the movie Outbreak . And yet it's still an...
