[quote=DWCAP]Plus I think the media is harping it alot. It is akin to the murder stats.

Crime is down sharply in the past 30 years, but REPORTING about the crime is up way more. People are safer, but feel less safe because they know more about it.

Unless the spanish flu outbreak is relived, you are far more likly to die in a car accident, or some other reality of daily life (slipping and falling, drinking too much….) than the swine flu. But that isnt a good story. We do a terrible job of dealing with the big everyday risks than we do the random scary ones. [/quote]

No it’s not a big deal now. It becomes a big deal in the winter regardless of the mortality rate because everybody and their mother will be running to the ER with the sniffles. If it turns more virulent then we will have a serious healthcare facilities problem and possibly global trade problem as countries try to protect themselves.