[null and void]

Yes, they were a little slow.

Would we have acted as swiftly and decisively?

Discuss, show your work...

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.

[Black Agnes]

I’m sure we have many bureaucrats who wouldn’t want the public to ‘panic’ and ‘cause a recession’.

Our methods of doing this would be different than in China...but not sure our bureaucrats would behave any differently.

Plus, from personal experience, we have our share of ‘doomers’ who think there are too many people on the planet and we need a good epidemic to help with the ‘climate crisis’.

YMMV, as always.

[rdl6989]

The WHO didn’t exactly move with any sense of urgency.