I'm posting a comment from another diary by Kossian eyeswideopen, I don't know if she's going to write a diary about this subject, but I know a little something about avain flu, and let me tell you something you all should be shitting bricks.
If avian flu hits our shores, it will make New Orleans look like a cakewalk. Because we are not talking about thousands dead-- we're are talking millions dead.
And we are woefully unprepared.
Scientists are saying bird flu represents the greatest danger to human life on the planet today, and it could hit this fall. A more pathogenic form is in migratory birds that converge at a lake in Russia from all over. The UK has stated that they know it will hit them, and have stockpiled 50 million doses of Tamiflu, which, along with Relenza, are the only drugs that can help reduce mortality. Bush has only ordered sufficient vaccine for 450,000 people. This is another disaster in the making with potential losses in the tens of millions. Preparations are completely inadequate, according to all the science journals, which have articles every week.
We have to take this into our own hands, or at least get our state governments to stockpile Tamiflu. We also need to stock up on latex gloves, and surgical masks, water, and canned food.
All of our hard-earned tax money has been for naught. We are on our own. Bush is the Catastrophic President.