jackie said:
Yeah elderly and young children are at risk of getting harmfully sick, but even then it's not the worst thing that could happen.
A lot of information about the ol' Spanish Flu of 1918 has been coming out in recent months, and that too originated with a bird flu (although a different variety).
The last two major influenza pandemics, in the 50's and 60's iirc, were also bird flu related.
They've also found that many of those that died in the Spanish Flu were not the elderly or young - they were in fact perfectly healthy people.
So, it's better to be prepared than to risk allowing the worst to happen.