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Mexico, at least population centers, has a decent healthcare system. The problem is that they were the first hit, and authorities did nothing because it seemed like just another cluster of flu cases. Then young people started dying, likely because they are the age group who congregates most freely in public places with large groups of people, and speculation is flying that cytokine storms may be playing a part and younger people in the US (high school rather than mid-20s) are the first known cases. If it is a cytokine-storm-inducing flu, we have a lot to worry about. If not, we have mass hysteria to worry about and relatively healthy people will clog our ERs and tie up medical resources that should go to people who need antivirals and IV corticosteroids to keep them alive.
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