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Headlines (Free verse) by Dovina

. (In chronological order) Divine Sadist Creates Parasite Birds Carry Virus Around Globe Mutation Starts Pandemic Vaccine Runs Out Five Million Die of Bird Flu Ten Million Gather for Day of Prayer 20 Million Dead Medical Industry Blamed Bush Blamed Preacher Blamed Donald Duck Blamed God Blamed A Great Evil Allowed, Reason Mysterious Another Flu, Another War

Dovina 11-Nov-05/12:29 PM
Yes, it’s a pathetic prophecy, and really, it’s one of the possible outcomes. The virus mutates so rapidly that even though billions of doses of vaccine might be ready, a new mutation could wipe out millions of people before a suitable vaccine comes online. But my purpose in writing this is not to play Prophet. It’s to look at the way people think about pandemic, like the flu that came during WWI and killed more people than the war did.




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