[Judith Anne]

Some good posts on this thread, don't you think? Looks to me like most people "get it." I think I'll take the one suggestion and read up on the 1918 epidemic... I do have a nightmare...and that's IF the epidemic gets a genuine foothold in the US, and some CDC jackass gets a regulation passed that nurses have to work and can't refuse...

[CathyRyan]

I guess if things turn bad, I would volunteer to help. I have no family that I would bring it home to. I do not know if they would want me but maybe I could help some way.

[Democratic_Machiavelli]

I read a little on that last year. Fascinating stuff. Definitely worth the time. One of the things they discovered was that keeping sick people outdoors gave people a much better chance of surviving, even if it was freezing outside (don't remember what they said about bad weather).

Oh, and the masks did NOTHING in 1918 (gotta put that out there so people can use the money on better things).

[Domestic Church]

" I do have a nightmare...and that's IF the epidemic gets a genuine foothold in the US, and some CDC jackass gets a regulation passed that nurses have to work and can't refuse..."

If that happens (and you don't want to be forced to work) you move and don't leave a forwarding address.