History channel had a two hour "the day after armageddon" this week. Their Armageddon was a pandemic. The actors would do a short scene and then the "experts" would talk about the possible scenarios. It was a show I think everyone should see. Panic, denial, and total lack of preparation are the biggest problems. Unless you come to terms with these, you will die. If not from the pandemic, from the problems following.
Their is no one response to a national bad hair day. Compassion and cooperation are needed as well as self protection. We will be able to help people and be helped in return but we will also need to protect ourselves from the selfish that would take whatever they wanted from whoever they could take it from.