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Probably a good idea to prepare for it rather than ignore it and say that "those levees look fine to me". Good for the UN, and the US gov.
Most of the victims of the Spanish Flu (an avian flu) were in the 20-45 years old range. The Spanish Flu had a 1-2% mortality rate (c. 2 mill died).
So far, the H5N1 has about a 50% mortality rate, and it appears that people have now gotten it from other people, not just birds.
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