[ThreePuttinDude]

Lets see, before the elections it was the flu vaccine shortage crisis.

Actual cases of flu reported....5

Now thats one hell of an outbreak

[pandemic_1918]

Bird flu (H5N1) is very different than human flu. Right now there is no pandemic H5N1 vaccine anywhere (at least not any made against the current version of H5N1). Vaccine is projected to be ready in 2007 for the general public (and WHO has recommended vaccinating the world).

[pandemic_1918]

The flu season is just beginning in the northern hemisphere and human cases are beginning to increase

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/

but its the H5N1 infected pigeons dropping out of the sky that has closed schools in Thailand

http://www.recombinomics.com/H5N1_pigeons.html