Today's Oprah: Bird Flu

I'm watching Oprah. A Very Dear One is far away from the tv and asked me to blog it.

It started with a ten-minute "be afraid, be very afraid"

So far, the whole thing has been Dr. Michael Osterholm
Parallels to the 1918 influenza epidemic


flu pandemic will have
9-18 months duration
"lessons of new orleans"

during a pandemic, all communities will be in it at the same time.
(no help from neighboring states)
you will be largely on your own.