French philosopher and prophet Michel de Nostradamus reportedly predicted a zombie apocalypse for 2021.
But don’t be afraid!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has their backs to a set of zombie readiness tips they’ve maintained for a full decade.
“Wondering why zombies, zombie apocalypse, and zombie preparation are still alive or walking dead on a CDC website?” asks the guide, which was developed in 2011 as a marketing ploy and, in this regard, is striking.
“According to the guide,“ what first started as a campaign to attract new audiences with preparedness messages was a very effective platform. ”“ We continue to reach out and engage a wide variety of audiences on preparing for all the dangers in through “preparation for zombies.”
If, as Nostradamus Annual Horoscope interpreters believe, a zombie invasion is near, it will be a fantastic time for CDC.
“Few young people: half dead to begin with,” wrote the sixteenth-century astrologer, who added ominously, “Dead fathers and mothers of infinite sadness / Women of mourning, the pestilent monster: / The great no more, all world to end “.
To prepare for that worst bloody and cruel, the CDC page links to several “Zombie Preparation Products,” including a downloadable zombie preparation graphic novel; a printable poster of a person looking undead and stiff with very dirty nails; and tips for educators who want to plan zombie-related lessons. (Sample teaching tool: “The threat of the zombie apocalypse is imminent. The mayor’s staff has been committed and it is up to you to write a speech for the mayor advising the community what actions should be taken. What do you tell the community to do?
The strange page of the site, which would be dead, was published in May 2011 after the CDC communications chief worried about the agency’s reach and decided that the agency’s first posts on Twitter and Facebook should be fun.
“We were talking about the hurricane season, which begins on June 1. I think about hurricane season and we post the same messages every year, and I wonder if people even see them, ”CDC representative Dave Daigle told The Atlantic at the time. “Here we have a great message about preparedness and I don’t have to tell you that preparation and public health are not the most attractive topics.”
The page turned out to be so popular, that it tripled the traffic to the CDC site and caused a server crash.
However, the actual zombie preparations were critical of the CDC’s advice, saying they fell short in a specific way.
“That was one of the first things we got from the zombie crowd …” What weapons do you recommend? “Daigle said. “Remember, we are a public health center, so we will not recommend weapons … We will leave it in the hands of law enforcement.”