I think the fear of H1N1 is rather irrational given that it has killed far fewer than previous flu seasons and does not appear to be accelerating.
Again, it's not the number it's killing but WHO it is killing...those being healthy young people in their mid 20's and 30's. It isn't killing the older people and those that are immuno-compromised already, because they've already been exposed to the base genetics of this bug. (generally accepted to be the 1975 H1)
I caught and was clinically diagnosed with H1N1, but barely developed any symptoms. I suspect that is probably due to being exposed to the virus while a fetus, to which my doctor also agrees. The person I caught it from was a visiting grad student to the lab I work in. She's in the hospital on a ventilator, as she was one of the ones susceptible to viral progression into the alveoli.
Irrational it is not. If you are younger than 30, I'd suggest vaccination. Russian roulette with one live round out of a thousand round clip is still russian roulette.