How to Prepare for Pandemic from Time

[oramar]

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1896728-1,00.html

[indigo girl]

The reality is that while health officials in the U.S. and the rest of the world deserve praise for their comprehensive response to the new flu virus, H1N1 wasn't a true test of our mettle but a warning shot. "We should look at this as a wake-up call, not one more snooze alarm," says Dr. Irwin Redlener, the director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University.

Yes, it is indeed a shot over the bow. This is a very good article that touches on many of the problems.