There has always been a large contingent of people who do not get flu shots during more normal times, and yet they fear not and do not get the flu de jour. How did they escape all the various strains of multiple and different flu viruses? Probably by exercising the same practices that are prevalent today. Cover that cough or sneeze, keep your distance, wash your hands, etc., etc. There comes a time when the media and the masses make too much of what evolves into a political opportunity for one party or another. Fear becomes a motivator; too much fear becomes a weapon.