I am actually a little frightened about this flu after reading about the 6 yo in England who came down with a sore throat and died 48 hours later. She didn’t have any other “underlying conditions.”
You might checked out Preparedness Pro, http://preparednesspro.wordpress.com, who has written a few articles on the topic. She pointed out that those N95 face masks can only be worn one time each. If someone in your family were quarantined over several days, you would need a mask each time you went into their room. The masks are just about 50 cents each, or a little less, online.
Another good blog is Avian Flu Diary, http://afludiary.blogspot.com/ and In Case of Emergency blo, http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/.
Maybe I’m being paranoid, but I’m actually terrified of whatever vaccine the government comes up with. I just don’t trust them to get it right and think the vaccine may be worse than getting the flu, but that’s my paranoia speaking there.
I’m concerned about the vaccine as well.
What bothers me is that they’re going to want everyone to get it whether they’ve had the flu or not.
My kids all had chicken pox but not verified by an actual dr visit. I have pictures of them plastered with sores and scabs, they have identifiable scars, but no, it’s not good enough. It’s either an official medical record or blood work to verify immunity or the vaccine.
If the vaccine has the risk of reactions, those who have had the flu will be unnecessarily put at risk, not to mention that vaccines are not 100% effective.
What they do with vaccines is hope to give enough herd immunity to stop the epidemic, as told me by a doctor who is an immunologist.
But that won’t stop the government.