[jstolzen]

If I was POTUS, I’d be tempted to ban ALL international flights coming in. Because as has been noted, just banning flights from infected countries won’t cut it - people can just fly from an infected country to an intermediate country, then come in anyway.

Unfortunately, that’s not practical, either - much as I wish it was.

So, Trump is in a tough spot here. Not sure WHAT the solution is, and as much as I hate to say it - globalization is going to wind up spreading this thing EVERYWHERE.

[Capt. Tom]

globalization is going to wind up spreading this thing EVERYWHERE.

That's the unsolvable problem today that countries face. -Tom

[null and void]

globalization is going to wind up spreading this thing EVERYWHERE.

I think you are correct, jstolzen

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.