flu pandemic

I have seen a few reports on this now, last night on Nightline. i dont always agree with Ted Koppel but i do appreciate his expertise in getting people to talk bluntly when he grills them, especially on controversial topics. According to our health secretary and leading researchers the USA is no where even close to being ready for a flu outbreak here , let alone the rest of the world. It really struck me as odd how the people Koppel talked to, including both Republican & Democratic party leaders, kept emphasizing that we are not ready and millions will die..... BUT we dont want to create a panic......

Even more surreal is when local newscasters talk about it in serious tones saying such a flu would cause a global pandemic and result in millions dying and a shutdown of global trade as we know it...... in other news,.,,,, blah blah blah they continue on as though they just said the weather...... incredible how things get handled. This would be the worst flu since 1918, when millions did die.......it will be very interesting to see how the govt goes about deciding who gets the vaccine when its available and who doesnt since not enough can possibly be developed before it actually begins spreading of course God might have something to do with what happens time will tell