1) No idea why they chose powered milk and tuna. I think canned goods, bottled water, MREs, etc. would be fine.

2) Mask? I'm more worried about the health care workers needing masks, not the general population. Are folks really gonna wear masks all day and night? Doubt it. You'd do better to wash your hands regularly, not shake hands, and carry around some hand sanitizer.

3) Plan and prepare as for any emergency or disaster.

I didn't hear the story and I don't watch much news. My guess is that with some of the recent cases the government now sees that the flu is on the move. They are slowly but surely letting us know that cases are bound to turn up here in the U.S. eventually.

I think they're hoping to avoid a mass panic once it reaches our shores. I'm sure there will be a mass panic anyways. <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />