[Judith Anne]

I take exception to your post that N95 masks aren't necessary. Otherwise, thank you for posting...

[Screaming_Gerbil]

Any practical suggestions about what we should be doing on an individual basis NOW and in the coming few months to prepare for a possible SARS disaster in the fall?

Have enough money in the checking account and canned/dried food and related supplies in the basement to stay inside the house for one month?

Several bottles of Vinegar (white or apple or doesn't matter?).

Disposable latex gloves and disposable N95 masks?

Oxygen bottles and mask?

Get Will and Durable Power of Attorney up to date?

Plan on going up North and living in a tent in the woods from September of this year to March of next year?

Seriously, knowing that nothing is guaranteed and the best laid plans can go astray, what would be the most practical steps for concerned (non-paranoid) individuals to take between now and the Fall?