According to recent estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), approximately two million people in the United
States have been infected with the H1N1 flu since April, and some 4,000
Americans, including 540 children, have died from the virus. President
Obama declared the 2009 H1N1 pandemic a national emergency on October 24,
2009, and various government agencies are taking steps to guide and govern
employers’ efforts to minimize the potential for exposure in the workplace.
