ABC Bird Flu Movie - Will it be enough to push people to prep?
Will "Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America" convince anyone to prepare for a possible pandemic?
I doubt it. Oprah's show on the bird flu didn't. The government's recommendation (albeit incomplete recommendation) didn't.
Will America see the movie as just one more disaster movie during sweeps month? I hope not.
Our local ABC station had a representative from the state health department to answer questions in a bulletin forum on the station web site. The moderator said they were overwhelmed with questions and to go to the state health web site for more information.
There was no new information for me in the movie. It was as if all the basic information we've known for months, that it seemed that no one else was listening to, was presented, especially in the first ten minutes of the film. That's a good thing.
The movie missed on two points, I think:
As the movie showed, some deaths are not caused by the bird flu virus, but by not preparing: the governor's son dies because he doesn't have enough insulin, the elderly woman is near death by starvation because she didn't stockpile food. Those types of deaths can be prevented by stockpiling.
The movie also showed that not everyone will die and that life goes on, and we must all take joy in spending time with those we love. So true.
So, go to http://www.birdfluprep.com and read, read, read. Start with the slide programs in the left column. Then go shopping.
Don't panic. Prepare.
BirdFluLady
I doubt it. Oprah's show on the bird flu didn't. The government's recommendation (albeit incomplete recommendation) didn't.
Will America see the movie as just one more disaster movie during sweeps month? I hope not.
Our local ABC station had a representative from the state health department to answer questions in a bulletin forum on the station web site. The moderator said they were overwhelmed with questions and to go to the state health web site for more information.
There was no new information for me in the movie. It was as if all the basic information we've known for months, that it seemed that no one else was listening to, was presented, especially in the first ten minutes of the film. That's a good thing.
The movie missed on two points, I think:
- The military will probably not quarantine neighborhoods. They simply would not have the manpower to do. Logistically, it would be impossible for them to quarantine and then provide provisions to an entire neighborhood. The military would have other tasks to perform.
- The movie made it sound as if there was no way to escape. There is -- isolation. If people prepare to be isolated, and by that, I mean stockpiling enough food, water, and medication to last for several months (as much as a family could afford, to six months and beyond), then a family could escape the virus.
As the movie showed, some deaths are not caused by the bird flu virus, but by not preparing: the governor's son dies because he doesn't have enough insulin, the elderly woman is near death by starvation because she didn't stockpile food. Those types of deaths can be prevented by stockpiling.
The movie also showed that not everyone will die and that life goes on, and we must all take joy in spending time with those we love. So true.
So, go to http://www.birdfluprep.com and read, read, read. Start with the slide programs in the left column. Then go shopping.
Don't panic. Prepare.
BirdFluLady
posted by Mrs Bird Flu | 8:05 PM
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