04-27-2009, 12:39 PM
I agree. I'd hope we'd have both infection and death rates a bit more optimistic than the mean, or what they might expect in areas with no disease control, large dense populations, and no health care--which of course doesn't describe us a bit.
That doesn't mean, however, that there isn't a risk of local "hot spots" where there is a disproportional impact. We have no idea who just might get off a plane. This is what one should be really concerned about if things get heavy, and one should respond by staying home. The tiniest little bit of sensible and non-paranoid prep may go a very long way.
Jasmine rice was a buck a pound at walmart this morning, by the way.
That doesn't mean, however, that there isn't a risk of local "hot spots" where there is a disproportional impact. We have no idea who just might get off a plane. This is what one should be really concerned about if things get heavy, and one should respond by staying home. The tiniest little bit of sensible and non-paranoid prep may go a very long way.
Jasmine rice was a buck a pound at walmart this morning, by the way.