If the "swine flu" gets bad, will you hole up in your home with guns and stored supplies?

If it follows the pattern of the Pandemic of 1918, deaths will be light in the summer, but suddenly become much worse in the winter, leading to a potential societal collapse in the cities as critical workers die off or are severely incapacitated, and many truckers refuse to enter the cities out of fear for their health and safety. Do you believe matters will get this bad, or is there reason to hope for the best if such widespread infection comes to p?