Reply #56: My fear is that avian flu will happen, [View All]

[wildeyed]

our government will be totally unprepared and I will watch my children die the way we watched those people in NOLA die. From completely preventable problems. Pre-Katrina, I would not have imagined that the US government would be unable to help us in a health emergency. Aren't we the richest and one of the most innovative country in the world? But BushCo exceeds my expectations of suckiness every single time. Past performance is the best predictor of future performance.

What convinces me to take this seriously is UK and AU have enough Tamiflu stockpiled for something like 35% of their population. That is a significant investment. They must feel that there is some chance of a pandemic.