Not to get political or anything, because I think this is a VERY important topic, but how is this (Obama declaring a National Health Emergency) a bad thing? You are reading to much into a good thing.
With the reports of hospitals accross the country having very large loads, and in some areas unmanageable loads, this does nothing but help the people. From my experience in getting this, H1N1 moves rapidly. Some may need no doctor (as was my case-but my g/f forced me to go), some may need a doctor or even worse a hospital. If a loved one of mine were to get very ill in the following weeks and months, I sure wouldn't want them sitting around waiting on a system that is not prepared to handle the masses of people that are projected. Hopefully that does not happen!
I think here in Lincoln while we have seen a large number of people come down with this stuff, we are not out of the storm yet. If things were to get worse even, atleast we have more than one option in terms of hospitals. Even still, we are short drive from Omaha. Think about a small town say in W. Nebraska that serves a population of 3-4,000 people. If that town really gets hammered by this illness, the people are essentially scrued unless there is a plan in place. There needs to be a plan.
I would rather see preparation and plans set in place now, and be wrong about the projections later, than not having a plan and being right about the projections. Knocking a person for planning and preparing for the worst is pretty crappy in my opinion. I call being prepared, responsible, and to me that is a breath of fresh air.
Troy
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