I don't really remember a lot of politics in the book. It was written by a Berkley doctor. It is still very informative about virus research. I'm sure the republicans will get blamed for an asteroid hitting the earth.
What I’d like to know is what defenses do we have...can’t help but think those in big cities are most vulnerable if this thing gets lose.
Was just looking at a history of the black plague on Wikipedia and it appears as though it bypassed Poland, of all places.