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The New York Times<\/em> heading certainly got my attention: \u201cZombies Upstage a Routine Public Health Bulletin.<\/a>\u201d\u00a0 This is the Times<\/em>, for goodness\u2019 sakes, not the Onion<\/em>. Here\u2019s how the story begins:<\/p>\n

Pity poor Tom Skinner, a top spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> who has been valiantly trying to interest reporters in a new study in the agency\u2019s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report trumpeting \u201c 10 Great Public Health Achievements<\/a>.\u201d Unfortunately for Mr. Skinner, over at his agency\u2019s public health blog, his colleagues were posting something that really got to the beating heart of morbidity and mortality: the first official C.D.C. instructions on coping with a zombie apocalypse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yes, that\u2019s right. With a straight face, the normally staid health agency had posted a primer on how to prepare for an invasion of the brain-eating undead.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>I checked out the Centers for Disease Control website and did, in fact, find the preparedness sheet promised by the Times<\/em><\/a>. It includes such information as:<\/p>\n

So what do you need to do before zombies\u2026or hurricanes or pandemics for example, actually happen? First of all, you should have an emergency kit in your house. This includes things like water, food, and other supplies to get you through the first couple of days before you can locate a zombie-free refugee camp (or in the event of a natural disaster<\/a>, it will buy you some time until you are able to make your way to an evacuation shelter or utility lines are restored). . . . .<\/p>\n

Pick a meeting place for your family to regroup in case zombies invade your home\u2026or your town evacuates because of a hurricane. Pick one place right outside your home for sudden emergencies and one place outside of your neighborhood in case you are unable to return home right away.<\/p>\n

My appreciation for the Centers of Disease Control has grown today. Not only do they have a sense of humor, but also they\u2019re helping me to get ready for a zombie apocalypse.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"