The Fear of H1N1

I was watching the news the other night and  the section about the H1N1 flu. The vaccines have recently come to the public of Illinois. And an amazing amount of people showed up to receive the vaccine. Many more people showed up then they has supply. Parents with young children and really scared and want their child or children to get the shot as soon as possible because it is more dangerous to the youth of the country. So how are the states going to control the spread of the vaccine and how to distribute it. But many states are far from figuring out how they'll distribute the 251 million doses headed their way. There are a number of children with this type of flu and there are some results and stats of this here.
Should people be as scared as they are right now?
I think that they shouldn't be freakin' out because this is just another flu that is more harmful to children then the elderly. Millions of people get the flu every year and yes a fair amount of them die but the only thing you can do is get the vaccine. Once you get that there is little that you can do.
My advice to young parents is to try to get the vaccine as quickly as possible.
Although H1N1 is very contagious, it is no more dangerous then the seasonal flu.
Please let me know your thoughts about the H1N1 flu.