Pestilence

Flu season starting to pick up, CDC reports
UPI reports: "The flu is now spreading throughout the United States, health officials said Friday. Since last week, when nine states and New York City were reporting high flu activity, 19 states and New York City are now seeing a lot of flu, and it's widespread in 24 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [...] In 1918, H1N1 flu killed 50 million people around the world. But the current vaccine works exceedingly well against H1N1 -- it is up to 65 percent effective, which is highly effective for a flu vaccine, according to the CDC. "

Comment: The more I learn about that 1918 outbreak the more I think our society is not prepared for a pandemic on that scale.