When this flu variation enters hospitals by way of visitors, kids, utility workers,etc. then Katy bar the door. Nightmare ahead, if in fact it turns out to be as bad as they say it may be. Elderly patients. Immune system deficient. Babies. All at risk.
The responsibility for adequate and effective health care shall fall back to where it has belonged all the time, on the actions of the individual. Government or other third parties cannot provide health care on an individual basis, and never should have been charged to do so.
The growing doctor shortage will not be met in our remaining lifetimes. It has become a poor business model for the individual to become a practicing medical service provider, as the compensation shall never cover the costs of such dedication.
This means that less-well trained and motivated medical service providers, in fewer numbers, will be charged with providing services to a much larger population, which will be coming in for much more trivial disorders, leaving no time or resources to the treatment of real medical problems.
Including epidemics.
And throw in a few million newly legalized illegals and a few million more new illegals wanting to get in on the next round of freebies.