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5. Report recoveries!

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

The false positive rate was 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's or one old fart’s life, it's worth it.

[Pearls Before Swine]

If a quarantine saves just one child's or one old fart’s life, it's worth it.

It depends on which old fart you're talking about.

[Buffalo Head]

"If a quarantine saves just one child's or one old fart’s life, it's worth it."

No, it might not be. Paying for just one life with the entire economy of 340 million people would be a very poor choice. It is known as the concept of sacrificing few to save many.

It takes knowledge, wisdom and courage to be a good leader. Sometimes hard choices must be made. Pity us if our leaders don't have that courage.