Swine Flu Surge

President Obama has declared swine flu, or H1N1, a national emergency, and public concerns are rising. Fifty-two percent of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, up from 39 percent in August, said that they were concerned that they or someone in their immediate family would get the swine flu. In the poll, 67 percent expressed confidence that the vaccine is safe. Just 22 percent were very confident.

Source: ABC News/Washington Post, October 2009.