Good thing you aren't making policy. There's no way to know with a flu like H1N1 how virulent and lethal it will be. After the fact it's easy for you to mock the effort that went into preparation and prevention. Beforehand, though, the initial reports from Mexico were worrisome, and this same strain of flu killed tens of millions in 1918. Your thinking is what causes disasters like Katrina.Just as moronic is your "killed by lack of health insurance" statistic. Acute needs are covered for all, irrespective of coverage, due to federal EMTALA legislation. So you could only be talking about chronic illness. How does lack of insurance GIVE YOU DIABETES? MAKE YOU OBESE? Please. This isn't too hard to understand, is it?