For Many Ill With The Flu, Staying Home Isn't An Option Though President Obama has declared H1N1 flu a national emergency and federal health and labor officials have urged sick workers to stay home, for many that's not an option. A third of the nation's workers don't have paid sick days -- about 51 million people, according to U.S. Department of Labor estimates last spring. That percentage rises to about 40% in California, according to a study last year (Los Angeles Times).

CDC's Swine Flu Toll: 4,000 Dead, 22 Million Ill Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. But that doesn't mean swine flu suddenly has worsened (The Associated Press/The Washington Post).

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