Oh God, I knew this one was coming!
I think it's so incredibly overblown that it's just ridiculous. The news companies are making bank off of this story and that is why they are milking it as much as possible.
From what I've heard, it's not even as deadly as the regular flu! Older folks and children have always been more suseptible to every virus, this one included. I don't think it's the end of the world or that we're all going to die.
On a sort of creepy side note, this happened in 1976. I found this super creepy PSA from that "epidemic". It's funny... and really creepy at the same time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASibLqwVbsk
What really worries me is this:
-When this happened in the 70's, president Ford created a plan requiring Mandatory vaccinations for all Americans.
-A major company that is working on the new vaccine is Baxter. Last December, Baxter was caught shipping live and dangerous strains of avian
flu globally, and it was inside their avian flu vaccine! These are the guys making the swine flu vaccine now??? How are they even still in bussiness???!!!
I certainly hope we don't get a repeat of the mandatory vaccination measures they tried the first time this happened, and from Baxter none the less!!!