Do you ever feel like you’re at the start of a post apocalyptic movie? You know, the bit where you yell at the main character to get out of the city while they still can. I’m right there with you.
On the 23rd of January I read about Wuhan shutting down public transport in response to an outbreak. I jokingly thought, “time to start stockpiling food and water before the apocalypse arrives”. Then I read that the Australian government wasn’t quarantining people who had travelled to Wuhan, suddenly it sounded less crazy.
The media sure does love fear. Fear gets attention. Attention sells ads, and the media sure does love selling ads.
PANDEMIC!
So when the media wants to feed you Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt what does that leave you with?
Research.
An epidemic is when a large number of people get an infectious disease in a short period of time. A pandemic is an epidemic that has gone global. Pandemics are the things that post apocalyptic movies are built on.