[HollyB]

The WHO, gates foundation , JH’s, world Health Leaders went over the entire scenario regarding this current situation this past October. Google Event 201

[Oshkalaboomboom]

So the correct response to a pandemic is open borders?

[calenel]

Notice how Turkey isn’t reporting any CV cases but they are trying to shove a crapload of refugees into Europe right now?

In ancient times, even in premodern times, borders were pretty much open. Look how that worked out for, well, pretty much everybody.

[NorseViking]

And it is relevant in our age.. How exactly?

[foreverfree]

bump

[null and void]

We got through that one, we'll get through this one.

Still, a high fatality rate destroyed society. In the case of Europe, it destroyed the feudal system, loosened the grip of the Lords over land and labor, and the often quick deaths forced The Church to lose their grip on men's souls. There simply wasn't time to summon an anointed Priest for last rites, lay Christians were given Papal permission to say "God Bless You!", a right the Church had jealously reserved, as the sole mediator between men and God, this all cleared the way for the Renaissance.

Suppose this one destroys the left's death grip on society?

Hang in there and see...

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.

So far the false positive rate is 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 life, it's worth it.

[nagant]

The plagues of England were caused by the communist method of grain storage introduced by the Holy Roman Empire. Affected communities were highly dependent on winter grain from communal storage areas. Fleas infected rats. As rats ate grain they infected the grain. As the grain got distributed throughout the community so did the plague virus.

Some of the plagues are believed to have been caused and/or exacerbated by ergot rye contamination after poor crop seasons.

[NRx]

The world was so different in the middle of the 14th century from today, that I think comparison is not reasonably possible. But that doesn’t mean that if this gets loose in an unchecked way that we will not have one hell of an ugly situation on our hands. There are things that should have been done already, and we haven’t because we are afraid of causing panic and/or disrupting the economy.

[CJ Wolf]

Much of what happened is missing from this article.but touched on a few good points.