#PneumonicPlague #Irkutsk

I will not stay up half the night binge watching Siberian plague videos.  I will not stay up half the night binge watching Siberian plague videos. I will not stay up half the night binge watching Siberian plague videos.

RantWoman comments:

Multiple commentators assume the lab where Darya Shipalova (Sp?) died is a fully functional Biosafety Level 3 lab. It's Russia. What if PPE supplies are inadequate? What if not every lab worker is vaccinated against the organisms they are working on? What is the supply of prophylactic antibiotics is inadequate. 

RantWoman gets the reasons--low transmissibility, a fragile organism, the 6 ft or less distance for inhalable droplets to spread--that people are not too worried about standard plague. RantWoman just does not buy that everything is as one hopes it should be.

Multiple commentators also say that the level of quarantine is inconsistent with ordinary plague. What if Russia is actually, possibly after many lapses, doing something right about trying to contain problems?

For readers who DO want more videos:

Think the Russian Plague is Bad? There's Something Even Worse About It

Pyotr Kurzin has historical family ties to Irkutsk. Analysis of what Russia is saying and what it is not saying. comment about info coming and going from Russian and local media

Plague Case in Siberia: What We Know

Russia’s mysterious plague death: What experts are saying

Could Russia Weaponize Plague? Annie Jacobsen Explains

Trump Gives Bizarre Answer When Asked About Russian Plague Threat

Russia's Plague Scare and America's Sinkholes Ruin Kosta’s Quarantine Plans | The Daily Show