In point of fact, the H1N1 virus, well it's a virus. Antibiotics have no effect on viruses. However, there are two antivirals available today that have shown to be effective against this latest strain, save for two known cases (one in Europe and one in San Francisco) that appear to be drug-resistant.
I know that antibx don’t work on viruses, but tried to make the point that people’s living circumstances can affect their clinical outcome. I may become sick with the swine flu virus, but I don’t think I am going to die from it due to my living environment and my access to the vaccine. I could be totally wrong on this. Check in next fall when it’s supposed to get ugly.