Common Questions and my responses:
Q) “This isnt 1918, we have treatments for these things right?”
A) Wrong, we have no defense against unknown viruses, we are defenseless, there is not much we can do to stop it.

Q) Only a few people are dying, the media is blowing this out of proportion right?
A) That’s exactly what happened in 1918.
“A first wave of influenza appeared early in the spring of 1918 in Kansas and in military camps throughout the US. Few noticed the epidemic in the midst of the war. Wilson had just given his 14 point address. There was virtually no response or acknowledgment to the epidemics in March and April in the military camps. It was unfortunate that no steps were taken to prepare for the usual recrudescence of the virulent influenza strain in the winter. The lack of action was later criticized when the epidemic could not be ignored in the winter of 1918 (BMJ, 1918). These first epidemics at training camps were a sign of what was coming in greater magnitude in the fall and winter of 1918 to the entire world. …. ” ..”The flu that winter was beyond imagination as millions were infected and thousands died.”

Q) Yeah but what about Scott’s article and all his statistics?
A) Using probability theory to predict this type of viral infection is like predicting a hurricane on a foreign planet that we’ve never been to or seen. Sure its only light wind now but quite frankly no one has any idea how powerful the storm could get.

Q) Yeah but flu’s only harm the elderly and young children right?
A) Normally Yes. But if that’s the case then why are so many schools closing? Why are so many young adults being affected? Why is this happening and its not even flu season in the northern hemisphere? These were the warning signs that were ignored in the last pandemic that affected every other person worldwide.

Q) The media is downplaying this now, saying its not so bad.. Should I believe them?
A) I believe that when they told you the truth at the beginning.. the system already began to crack as people ordered tamiflu, mask, etc.. Then they backed off. hmm.. Now this is what EVERYONE will say now. “Well it doesn’t look that bad… but we don’t know what’s going to happen in the fall”

Cheers
Scott