The frame of this OpEd is insane. Anyone who understands what the word "Pandemic" means should also understand that pandemic disease is an inevitability. The

The frame of this OpEd is insane. Anyone who understands what the word "Pandemic" means should also understand that pandemic disease is an inevitability. The question is what can we do as a society (or societies) to reduce transmission, mitigate the severity and treat the afflicted if possible. It's why Public Health is so important. (And to be fair to the author, the piece doesn't seem to pick the super weird frame that the title of the piece does. As Mitt Romney pointed out during the election regarding his GM bailout piece, the authors don't write the article titles)