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== Background == | |||
Minnesota Health 1 is a health official for the Minnesota Department of Health in Saint Paul, Minnesota. | Minnesota Health 1 is a health official for the Minnesota Department of Health in Saint Paul, Minnesota. | ||
== During the events of [[Contagion (2011)]] played by [[Scott Stangland]]== | |||
On Day 6, [[Dr. Erin Mears]] and [[Dave (Contagion)|Dave]] go to the Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Health 1 tells the group there are 47 cases and 9 deaths as of current, but [[Minnesota Health 2]] warns that the death and infection rate might be low due to it being the weekend and people are staying home. Dr. Mears brings up the terms fomites and after [[Minnesota Health 3]] asks her to define it, she explains, fomites are transmissions from surfaces. [[Minnesota Health 4]] doesn't want to release information to the press due to how the public might react. She brings up the time people were warned about Swine Flu and how it did nothing but scare people and reminds everyone that it is the largest shopping season of the year, Thanksgiving holiday. Minnesota Health 2 suggests they close down schools, but Minnesota Health 4 says people won't be able to work at the stores and will have to stay home with their kids. Dr. Mears goes to the dry erase board and writes down the Flu, Smallpox, and Polio with the numbers 1, 3 and 4/6 for each respectively. She explains the numbers represent the R-nought or the reproductive rate of the virus. | |||
Latest revision as of 09:41, 21 March 2020
Background
Minnesota Health 1 is a health official for the Minnesota Department of Health in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
During the events of Contagion (2011) played by Scott Stangland
On Day 6, Dr. Erin Mears and Dave go to the Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Health 1 tells the group there are 47 cases and 9 deaths as of current, but Minnesota Health 2 warns that the death and infection rate might be low due to it being the weekend and people are staying home. Dr. Mears brings up the terms fomites and after Minnesota Health 3 asks her to define it, she explains, fomites are transmissions from surfaces. Minnesota Health 4 doesn't want to release information to the press due to how the public might react. She brings up the time people were warned about Swine Flu and how it did nothing but scare people and reminds everyone that it is the largest shopping season of the year, Thanksgiving holiday. Minnesota Health 2 suggests they close down schools, but Minnesota Health 4 says people won't be able to work at the stores and will have to stay home with their kids. Dr. Mears goes to the dry erase board and writes down the Flu, Smallpox, and Polio with the numbers 1, 3 and 4/6 for each respectively. She explains the numbers represent the R-nought or the reproductive rate of the virus.