A slew of Russian scientists have confirmed that they began aggressively pursuing a smallpox variant as a biological weapon the year the United States discontinued its vaccination program. Within the last year, the United States government authorized the mass production of additional smallpox vaccinations; however, they will not be ready for the public as a whole until 2004.
Among the many treaty violations China participated in was the distribution of containers, laboratory supplies, and components (including chemical precursors and spores) for biological and chemical weapons. The violating countries included Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. Please feel free to examine any of the GOA (General Accounting Office) or CRS (Congressional Research Service) reports on these.
Two weeks of food is actually considered a good amount to store in the event of any emergency.
Further, no where in the article does it mention giving up rights. It discusses what the Government considers the top 5 biological threats, what their symptoms are, and how long it will take before symptoms occur.
I believe they have ordered 40 million doses. I assume they think they can contain outbreak to a number less than that. If the government deems the threat sufficient to take this action then one must assume that the threat is real. Y2K preparations by the government were also sufficient to motivate me to make basic preparations to survive in case of calamity. In the military we called these contingency plans. You want to have a plan regardless of which direction fate leads you. It's not to be scoffed at but admired and advocated. The Writer will be in a position to help those that are panicking because they do not have a plan. That is good citizenship and a good example of self defense.
I strongly suggest that everyone in What's Left of America do something similar - and stay vigilant!