Kettek, you are misinformed. When the news first came out about the swine flu, there was a general fear that it may be producing a cytokine immune response (This is where having a strong immune system ends up killing you); this fear developed because younger people were being admitted to ICUs greater than anticipated. But, it soon became apparent that H1N1 wasn't like the Spanish Flu. The reason why a disproportionate amount of younger people were being hospitalized was simply because people in their mid-40s and above already had immunity. H1N1 is VERY similar to strands that spread in the 70s and before. Thus, many older people already have immunity to H1N1... which explains why the prevalence of geriatric patients is lower than anticipated. Now this doesn't mean H1N1 won't mutate into a more virulent strand that can kill young healthy adults, like the Spanish Flu; in fact, the Spanish Flu existed in a less virulent form a few years before 1918 before mutating into its deadly form. As of right now, at its worst, H1N1 is like a mild form of the flu. I plan to get it when it comes available (the nasal form) simply because I am around sick people all day. Chances are I would recover from it in a couple of days but I could be a carrier to individuals teetering on the edge... and I really don't want to be the one pushing them into their grave. But, for young healthy adults who aren't "at risk" according to the CDC, one should at least do some research before blindly getting the vaccine because of media hype. For one, vaccines do have risks. For example, Guillain Barre Syndrome occurs in 1 to 100k or 1 to 1mil (depending who you listen to). Of course, dieing from the flu is several magnitudes higher. So people should make their own informed decision.