Like most of you , hearing about the possibility of a pandemic of flu is very scary!  Not only for the fact that no one likes getting the flu, but also because of the economic ramifications it would mean!  A pandemic would virtually shut down the engine that spurs our countries economy. Americans could be quarantined in their homes and businesses closed til it was over.  The potential drop in our countries economic means could be reduced by as much as 5.5% over night, according to some expert opinions, that was before 2006!  Now for the good news, apparently the government has developed a plan to combat the economic fall out that a flu pandemic would cause. According to the secretary of health and human services a playbook was developed after Hurricane Katrinaand the close call bird flu in 2005 , and it is being followed. According to experts the economy would be effected slightly by a major pandemic in this country, far less than the devastation a pre 2006 pandemic would have caused. This is whats called a glass half full!!!