On the contrary, our public health, sanitation, and communication systems may be gutted by the flu before we scarcely have a chance to react. Our health care system would be overwhelmed within a matter of days. Doctors and nurses would be equally, if not more so, susceptible to the virus.

The reason the 1918 flu had high mortality among young adults is because sometimes when the body is presented with a new and particularly severe infection, there occurs a "cytokine storm", a positive feedback loop of the immune system which can pretty much destroy you. A healthy immune system becomes a liability.

Why, as the article states, do federal trade agreements NOT require parliamentary approval?