CDC Acknowledges the Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse

Finally, the Feds are taking this whole threat of zombies seriously. Or at least they are trying to convince us to take it seriously. The Centers for Disease Control have released some guidance and a lot of encouragement to prepare for a zombie apocalypse, or, short of that, a zombie outbreak in your own home or hometown. See what they wrote here or here.

The media is picking up the ball and running with it, so to speak. Naturally, the leader of the pack is Fox News, where my wife first discovered the story. They do seem to think the story is a smoke-screen for a secret agenda to get people prepared for any possible emergency.

I first saw the story on Facebook where my friend Mike posted the CDC link with the title "CDC Warns Public to Prepare for the coming 'Zombie Apocalypse'." I appreciate his dedication to disseminate this important news, but I think the scare quotes around Zombie Apocalypse are unnecessary. Isn't a zombie apocalypse scary enough?

The main point of the CDC is that you should have survival supplies (food, water, medicine, etc.) and an emergency plan for what to do and where to go in the event of a disaster. If you want to play a more active role during the zombie outbreak, you might consider joining or starting a local chapter of the Zombie Squad. They've been taking the preparedness message to the public on a grassroots level long before the CDC got in on the act. They describe themselves thus:

Zombie Squad is an elite zombie suppression task force ready to defend your neighborhood from the shambling hordes of the walking dead. We provide trained, motivated, skilled zombie extermination professionals and zombie survival consultants. Our people and our training are the best in the industry. 

See an interview with their upper echelon here. How can you not love an outfit whose motto is "We Make Dead Things Deader"?

I hope you are ready for the zombie apocalypse, or, failing that, whatever emergency might happen in your neck of the woods. I know we've gotten plenty of Costco-sized foods stored in our basement. We even have a plan to flee to England, if necessary!