Ebola: What IS Terrifying
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- In which John discusses the ebola outbreaks in the United States, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia, and how best to deal with them. Sources and resources below:
This Economist story is a great introduction to where we stand with the epidemic: www.economist.com/news/interna...
The WHO's weekly situation report update: apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10...
Interview with Bill Gates I paraphrased: www.theguardian.com/world/2014...
Oxfam expresses concern that ebola could be "the definitive humanitarian disaster of our generation." www.theguardian.com/world/2014...
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I am watching this during a global pandemic. So surreal.
What frustrates me the most is that our first reaction was "Oh no! Save the 50 people in my inner social circle!", not "Oh no! Let's help the thousands of people in West Africa!" We are so incredibly selfish.
Fuck off bell end!
But can you blame people for that? Why wouldn't we want to help the ones closest to us most?
Jontman42
Of course not, but it seems like our culture has near-eradicated empathy for those we don't know personally.
Yup.
I feel like we only decided to help once "we" were in danger. But at least something is finally being done, that's great news, regardless of the motivation.
Diana Peña I see that, but the point was about the first reaction. I'd imagine that to be how most people feel after they've learned a bit more.
I get that as a Finnish person it's pretty much _impossible_ for me to get ebola, so I'm not personally worried.
I find that people are joking about this way too much as well. There's this kid at my school who is always running through halls and the cafeteria screaming "I have Ebola!" And it bothers me that people are able to joke about something so terrible, that isn't even affecting us much. (Meaning, we aren't getting it) there are also people who say that they aren't going to use public bathrooms or anything because they are scared of Ebola. As far as I know, there is no Ebola in Canada.
I completely agree. It's rediculous what I hear in the hallways at lunch time at my school, and I hate it. It's so selfish for us to be concerned about the what 3 cases in North America and about keeping those countries away, when they need OUR help to end this disease!
Oh thank god its not just us dumb Americans doing that.......F**k its not just us dumb Americans doing that,
I agree people laugh at jokes about Ebola, but dont laugh about cancer jokes. I'm not saying they are good but when people say 'people die from cancer' then proceed to make a joke about Ebola or other killers. People die from those too. Why arent they being treated with the same amount of respect and concern
Yes, but there's a difference between joking about it, and doing it to cause fear. Someone said that they had Ebola on a plane last week, and they shut it down. It isn't funny to say that you have it if there are people who are scared. But I agree with you that it is good to joke about things.
Same at my school. A couple kids joke that they have Ebola when they have minor cough. What really annoys we is the kids who are like "F#ck Africa, we should just ban all travel to and from Africa. I mean who would want to go to Africa regardless? lol"
>:(
Sometimes I wonder what percentage of Vlogbrothers videos (and perhaps even Green brothers videos on other, related channels) are themed around the lesson of "We are all one people; there is no us and them, only us."
Not that I'm complaining, mind you. It's a great lesson that needs constant reinforcement, as evidenced by the fact that many people still need to learn it. And I think it's a lesson that ultimately constitutes a cornerstone of what Nerdfighteria should always strive to be, to live, and to exemplify to others.
Don't forget imagining others complexly. Usually the two are combined.
True, Alanna R.. I'd say that "imagine complexly" and "there is only us" are the primary cornerstones of our community. And very heavily linked to one another. We forget our cornerstones, sometimes, and their linkage, so it's good that there are constant reminders.
Don't forget the truth resists simplicity
Ah yes, that too.
I_DreamInBlox
I feel like the truth resisting simplicity and imagining people complexly are pretty much the same thing, which is why I left the "people" part out of "imagine complexly". But perhaps I'm wrong.
“Don’t underestimate humans when it comes to kicking microbial butt”. Sadly this video didn’t age well :((
Watching this suddenly reminded me how we are making the history, this like this can be in text books as it spreads, seeming how we can compare it to the outbreak of polio. That history is being made. I don't know what overcome me, but it's a nice thought
Abby Rosenberg Yeah we are in the middle of history and have to take that responsibility very seriously. But look at all the opportunities we have! It's exciting! -John
***** Hmm I wonder how long this disease and virus thrive in Africa before the outbreak starts on African starts and then someone from the US got infected and get this much media coverage.
Liz Mac It's good to know that someone was able to take that to heart so well :D (I know I had nothing to do with the quote, whatever), certainly changes the outlook, huh?
It's pretty cool, but not exactly "nice"
Liz Mac Haha, thank you so much! This one and BakinToast are my frequent usernames :)
That last quote reminded me of the quote "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
In which John Green discusses the ebola outbreaks in the United States, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia, and how best to deal with them. Sources and resources below:
This Economist story is a great introduction to where we stand with the epidemic: www.economist.com/news/international/21625813-ebola-epidemic-west-africa-poses-catastrophic-threat-region-and-could-yet
The WHO's weekly situation report update: apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/136645/1/roadmapupdate17Oct14_eng.pdf?ua=1
Interview with Bill Gates I paraphrased: www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/03/bill-gates-ebola-shutting-down-healthcare-system-african-countries
Oxfam expresses concern that ebola could be "the definitive humanitarian disaster of our generation." www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/18/oxfam-call-for-troops-ebola--west-africa-world-health-organisation-accused
Beard is lookin' good, John :)
My science teacher looks like John and we don't even call him by his real name, we say "John Green"
In a lab setting its like saying lets just isolate this 1 petri dish from the bio ref because it will kill the rest of the samples. No, we're not doing anything to the killer petri dish we're just separating it. Leaving the microbe to culminate and spread until it reaches the bio ref where we excluded it from.
Molly Bananas I hope you're not serious, because that's highly disrespectful.
seigeengine well we don't say it in front of him, only behind his back ;)
OMG John I mentioned you as a credible contemporary speaker and my teacher searched for you AND THIS POPPED UP!
I got to watch this IN CLASS today and my teacher loved you and likes me for introducing the videos to him!
Thank you Mr. Green, DFTBA
Interesting question rises from your last statement, John:
Should we, or should we not enforce vaccinations? Do we allow some people to opt out because of religious views or should we put our foot down for the benefit of the health of everyone?
I personally say: yes enforce it.
I don't think we're going to need to enforce ebola vaccinations among the general public in West African nations, to be honest. People will want them, and there will be herd immunity to protect whatever irrational or ill-informed people don't. -John
***** I remember reading an article about how in some schools in washington, the herd ratio isn't being reached. I wish I could provide a link but I'm sure your fact checker could find it. I think this question would make for a great video, if not here maybe over at Healthcare Triage.
Shangori...
A FEW THINGS WRONG.
there are many weak immune systems that if you give vaccinations they will IN FACT GET EBOLA AND DIE.
please look up what
VACCINES ARE first:
Definition of Vaccines- A WEAKENED VIRUS of the particular strain
-thus if the virus mutates the vaccine is useless
weak immune system people SHOULD NOT GET VACCINES EVER unless the vaccine is weak enough for their immune systems.
in fact vaccines are believed to infect 1% or so of the vaccine population every year
99% success rate but 1% would get infected from the disease and have complications.
for those with weak immune systems and Ebola YOU WILL KILL THEM with such a vaccine.
The best thing to do is to get rid of the disease forever where possible.
or to bottle up the antigens of those that recovered and killed the viruses to administer instead of the vaccine.
the cure is-the body immune system producing the cure
NOT the vaccine itself.
people need to realize what vaccines actually do first
as some actually think it is a cure.
no it isn't it tries to make YOUR BODY produce the cure.
IF YOUR BODY CANNOT YOU DIE.
thus best thing to do is to boost your own immune system first
not just taking a vaccine.
you still need to be able to RECOVER FROM the vaccine as it makes you SICK FIRST then you recover from it.
don't forget you are sick from ebola vaccine first thus 3-4 months NO SEX. else you will give others STD's as you are still INFECTED
and lets see how many men and women can hold their chastity for that long in this sex driven society of ours?
so if everyone gets vaccine no one can have sex for at least 3-4 months.
unless of course they want to have the zombie Apocalypse.
these ebola vaccines are extremely dangerous if not done correctly
thus word of warning to the vaccine manufactures
before you clear the patients DNA test their male sperms and female eggs
or their sexual fluids thank you.
I like herd vaccinations; I'm allergic and can't take some of them, other people vaccinating protects me from what I can't do for myself and I am greatly appreciative.
Koushi
You're attempting to make a very good point, which I would agree with, but you're doing it horribly, so you aren't going to get my support, or the support of as many other people as you could.
As RoseFang said, those who can't have the vaccine are protected by those who can, so if 99% of the population *can* have it, 99% of the population *should* have it. And, eventually, 99% will be good enough, because that 1% just won't be getting access to it.
John you're lookin' great with that beard... Do it for Wheezy.
Will Clow Thanks, the beard has about 10 days left in its life so ENJOY IT NOW. -John
I hope there is at least some documentation right before the shave! Is there a reason you're growing it out? Also!! How can you not hate shaving? Sharp razors right by your face!?
Will Clow I'm assuming he's going to shave it so he can grow it for No Shave November? Could be wrong.
Hello from March of 2020. We didn't listen, John.
It is Sept of 2021. We still haven’t listened fully.
Nigeria only had 23 cases and has been cleared. The US get's 3 cases and we freak out...I get it it can be scary, but unless you are one of the health care workers I wouldn't freak out too much.
Its not the number thats scary, but the fact ebola mutates.
Henry Nguyen But that hasn't been the case with this strain so far. If everyone was overtly worried about the mutation then the should be just as worried as AIDS doing the same thing which is way more prevalent than Ebola.
Henry Nguyen Well, all viruses mutate. We should also be deeply afraid of influenza mutations and chicken pox mutations and rotavirus mutations. A more contagious ebola would be terrifying, but a more infectious influenza would actually be MORE terrifying, because we're (probably) fairly close to an ebola vaccine, but novel influenzas are notoriously hard to vaccinate against before they spread widely. -John
Henry Nguyen Viruses mutate, like every living organism mutates. That doesn't mean it will get more virulent or more transmissible.
***** thanks for the information :)
It is these sorts of videos that make vlogbrothers what they are, highly informative with humour. Crash Course is in school but I think selected vlogbrothers videos should be shown in schools also. I know plenty of people who have no idea what Ebola is let alone what it could do to the world, thank you for teaching us all.
some vlogbrothers videos do make it into schools! Crash course is just a little more... reliable, because it's structured with schools in mind.
Yeah, my History class used one of their videos to learn about the French Revolution. They are making it in schools :)
If only there were more people like you in the media John. Or like, actual scientists that know what they are talking about.
WE NEED MORE JOHNS!
Jake Bolton
john wilkes booth?
A John is a toilet. No offence, John.
what we need are leaders of the past who devote their lives into serving us, the citizens of the United States.
I'm from the UK, so that won't do me much good.
"Threats to the health of any humans are threats to the health of all humans." Hear hear!
Thank you for this video John. As a medical student (and a citizen of the world) I have been equally awed by the courage of healthcare providers working to contain this epidemic and conversely disgusted by the media induced fear of the American populace. The health of third world nations no longer exists in a vacuum. There are real consequences for everyone when these nations have underdeveloped health infrastructure. My heart breaks for the thousands of families struggling with loss and illness in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. I sincerely hope the governments of America (and other prosperous countries) will begin to make a meaningful effort to save the lives of people who are poor, different and unknown to us. I hope our collective conscience will inspire the money, coordination and bravery it require to stop this epidemic before it takes the lives of hundreds of thousands.
Your videos always make me feel better about things like this.
Same
Thank you for the highly informative video, John.
A classmate and I were discussing the Ebola crisis earlier today, with one important point coming up that the New York Times highlighted: people aren't donating to charities involved in Ebola relief. The article attributes this to one of two reasons, though they are themselves pure guesses at the cause. The first is the lack of "visual drama". People can't see what's happening, so they don't respond to it. The second is a lack of clarity over how the money will help, given the lack of a cure for the virus.
It seems many people are ignorant of the very point you're making here: the risk of Ebola isn't just to the African nations that have affected more severely than the United States and Nigeria, but to all people.
While we can't reasonably provide the "visual drama" of Ebola to the public, for the sake of the privacy of the patients, it doesn't seem unreasonable that more media focus on how the money will go to help, rather than focusing explicitly on how many people are affected, with a lot of attention going to the three patients in the US. A closer focus on the WHO's plan, as you've addressed it, is perhaps the best first step towards letting people know how their money will help.
This should be shown everywhere- a live broadcast might help get rid of the ignorance most of us have with regards to Ebola. You're awesome John :D
Just got this one on the vlogbrother randomizer and it was very timely now as it was in 2014
Thank you for making this video John! I always feel so much more informed and aware after watching any Vlogbrothers video like this. You and Hank do an incredible job of explaining and conveying points and messages :)
Another great statement about the importance of striving toward equality, and that in that mission we focus heavily on pulling the bottom up, rather than dragging the top down.
Exactly why I respect you so much.
You're giving genuine reasons for concern, but not promoting hysteria.
Amazing how you have this seemingly exclusive ability.
Also, I sent Mr. Green possibly the best (and longest) thank you note ever and can only assume he didn't reply because he found himself at a loss for words. Kidding. But if he didn't see it, I'd like to say it here. Thanks for somehow being a complete stranger and a huge inspiration to my own writing.
Yep, I'm showing this to everyone I know. I still have many friends who think we are all going to get Ebola or that we should quarantine entire countries. These are obviously dangerous ideas. We made a similar video a couple weeks ago, but of course, it was nowhere near as eloquent and perfectly phrased as this. Good Job :)
-Nathan
Thank you John, for making an informative video about the ebola outbreak. I am so sick of all of the fear-mongering and misplaced panic present in the media. Just this morning, in a class discussion on world event that was mostly centered on ebola, I was shocked to see how centered the conversation was on keeping west africans in Africa and closing the U.S. borders. I agree that efforts should be focused on preventing the spread of ebola in West Africa, not keeping people out of the U.S.
John Green We've been watching a lot of your CrashCourse videos in my history class lately & I'm really starting to like them. Keep up the great job!
every point you make is so perfect Thanks for shedding some light on this!
Not gonna' lie: Got a little misty at the thought of those brave aid workers and the fact that what they do is on behalf of all humans. You are so right, John. Thank you for continuing to bring these issues to us in ways that help us see the global community.
I think there is a difference between the notion of "cutting those areas off" and inhibiting civilian travel between infected areas and non-infected areas. As we have found the biggest obstacle to containing any outbreak is human behavior. People who violate quarantine, people who travel after being exposed etc... I am in favor of inhibiting travel from those areas to our country, but in the context that we also send aid to attempt to contain at the source. After All the best defense is a good offense.
That's reasonable, but the problem with restricting travel is that you then have no way of monitoring it. Because it's still going to happen regardless of whether you ban flights from west Africa to the US. While allowing it, we have control and can do our best to monitor and track the people who take those flights. If we disallow it, there will be unregulated traffic between countries and it'll end up being way worse.
I totally agree with your theory, but I don't think it would work in the case of the U.S. As there are no direct flights from the U.S. to ebola infected countries, and all of this travel goes through big international European airports, I don't see (although be welcome to ideas) how we can ban commercial travel without banning flights to London.
This would probably only make things worse. People would instead go to other places that might not have as strong a health system. If they come here we can handle it better than in say Greece
I have been waiting for this video. Thanks for presenting this in a way that's easier to understand and less biased than a lot of news outlets. Hopefully people will begin to realize in what ways this disaster is actually dangerous and where our focus should be.
Thank you for this video. I was really hoping you or Hank would address this.
Thanks for putting things into perspective and giving us some information. It's hard to get good information when everyone (especially the media) is freaking out.
Agreed! I don't know how many times I've had to calm down a coworker having a conniption about Ebola patients in the U.S. or shutting the border. Hysteria is often the death of empathy, and without empathy we can't reach out and help the situation.
Hannah Schroer It really is though. People get all freaked out and forget to be human. Ebola doesn't spread that easily. I can't count the number of people I've told to calm the heck down unless they've touched someone with Ebola. Even if it's in the US chances are high you wont get it.
Did not know I came to this video so early. I have been discussing Ebola with my brother and he told me it is a much different beast from malaria and AIDS in that, to be contained, it requires complete isolation and quarantine of the patient. The only reason it's not working in the US is because nurses are not quarantining effectively.
Not true, Ebola is only passed by bodily fluids, if it was transmitted through the air, then we'd be in some serious trouble. The nurses who got infected probably infected themselves when taking off their protective clothing and gloves.
hoosierhiver I heard from my brother that the nurses were "quarantining" by taping their scrubs to their gloves. Really not safe.
Anne Warke My brother works in hazmat suits all the time (landfill stuff), he says it's a real skill to get out of them correctly without contaminating yourself..
the only reason the got infected is because THE WERE NOT INFORMED that the patient had Ebola
hoosierhiver Which is exactly why you need to decontaminate the suit prior to removing it.
I look forward to your's and hank's videos every week John. Thank you for everything you guys do. DFTBA :D
Dear Mr. Green,
I have read Looking for Alaksa, The Fault in our Stars, Paper Towns, and am currently reading An Abundance of Katherine's. I must say you are an amazing writer and human being. Your imagery and ability to describe feelings amazes me. You're officially my favorite author at the moment. I wish I had the vocabulary to explain how grateful I am that you're the great writer and person that you are.
-From a nerd fighter named Nick
I swear John, you are the nonfictional Doctor Who. c: Absolutely brilliant.
The brothers Green are my favorite.
Precise, as always. Man, you make youtube such a worthy place, probably you've got an angel heart.
Thank you for helping keep this in perspective!
Turns out we learned nothing.
Remember when swine flu was a thing?
Yeah, and what did we do? We contained it.
youtubeonwheels MURICA
then there was the dreaded bird flu as well lol, before these they had this "super flu" where everybody was requested, kids and adults to get the flu shot......
Court Mojo We still get shots for the "bird flu," even though it doesn't exist in the US. it's part of the yearly flu shot.
Interesting.
I just love videos with jump cuts. So pleasing to watch.
always great to hear your soliloquy
Can't we, as the nerdfighter community, do something to help? Just remember how much money we got together for water.org and the planes we chartered for Haiti.
I also want to help but I don't really know how... like I want to give money or whatever I can but I don't really know to which organisation I should give it to. Does anybody know anything we could do?
why wait for John to start a charity I'm sure you start your own charity or find an existing one and give people the links
Y'know what? I bet we _can_ do something to help, I agree! Nerdfighteria, what say you?!
I thought about giving some money to MSF (Doctors without borders) because I have a huge respect for the work that they do, but to be honest I don't really know much about charities at all... Like it would be great if we as nerdfighteria could do something as a community because first of all more people working together helps more and also for somebody like me who doesn't now much about trustable charities and stuff it would be great to know that the money we give actually has an impact and that the money goes to the right people... (I really hope this comment made sense in some way)
CaptainKariii Made perfect sense :), I like to know that my money is being used in the best possible way as well, _especially_ for charity,
I was gonna tell an Ebola joke in the comments but you definitely won't get it.
Took me about three seconds, including the read. :D
Yeah though, that was luke-warm at best.
See, this is the type of Ebola joke that is actually acceptable
Already heard it and you said it wrong.
Wanna hear an ebola joke?
You probably wont get it
I just got a preroll ad for The Art Assignment on a vlogbrothers video... Awesome!
I feel as though my town seems to forget that there are only 3 people in the US that have been infected with Ebola. None of whom live in GARLAND, yet certain businesses near a certain high school (some siblings were on the same flight as a person who was later infected with Ebola) find it necessary to not allow the high school students to enter their businesses & refuse to serve them. Great message John!
John Green for president please
Theres only been one case in the UK and he's back to normal health now. I think countries need to do more to help with this crisis because so far the UK is the world leader in aid donation in this case and besides the US it doesn't seem that other countries are doing anything to help those effected. Is the world really that selfish? Are we all blind to what is happening around us? Don't just wait and hope other countries will solve all the problems, everyone needs to step up to the plate to eradicate ebola.
Johns videos are getting better and better
THANK YOU! You can have no idea how many times I've said some version of this to people since the outbreak started, and yet the xenophobia and needless panic have only gotten worse.
Would an outpouring of charitable donation (and perhaps with matching donations from governments), similar to the responses the developed nations usually give when earthquakes, tsunami or tropical storm strike, make a difference to our effort to contain this outbreak?
That is a beard...that beard though...dat beard dough...dat bread dough...
Thought I was the only one, haha.
Thanks for your passion, persuasiveness, . . . and posting your sources.
This video is so SO important! Thank you, John.
I don't often comment on things at all, but I just want to, point out one thing, it's not really a disagreement, but just something I want to maybe discuss.
In this video John Made the argument that making the healtchare systems in the now "infected" western african countries will not only help them, but also us. But I just feel that, one should not need to point that out. Should not the knowlegde of them being in an ebola crisis be enough for the international community respond and help contain the outbreak? Should our own benefit really be the motivation to help people in need? (I'm sorry for any spelling errors, dyslectic and spell check does not work on this computer).
I think, sometimes, when people are scared, they forget the more obvious things--like how helping others helps the world. Since John is talking about reasons to be hopeful (and not scared), addressing that point was an important and gentle reminder for anyone who, in their fear, might have forgotten.
untappedinkwell
That is a very good point. I guess I just miss a form of international solidarity in this ebola crisis, it's something I wish more people would adress and talk about how problematic the rhetorics used against the effected countries have been these last few months.
Sindre Johannes Taxt Måge Indeed--many people, and even many news outlets have done a poor job of talking about the complexity of those countries and the world effort to help them. I think a good way to help would be to talk about it among your friends and family--pointing out the need for solidarity (or even sharing this video!) might help them understand some of the flaws of the current discussion.
Best wishes and DFTBA!
Sindre Johannes Taxt Måge People in America forget because it doesn't sell newspapers and programs to say that there has been significant, although inadequate, international aid in West Africa in an effort to contain a disease, and there is no reason to panic over a few cases outside of that region, which have a very high survival rate. It sells a lot better for a news outlet to go "EBOLA! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIEEEE!"
And now, it's been taken up, and even educated people are being forced to respond to it to quell complaints, which serves to make the whole thing seem worse than it is (obviously in America, not West Africa).
Adam Bierstedt
Hmm... that is what I feel is such a large problem with the American media (and allot of other medias) is it's privitisation. It kind of panders to an imaginary audience. Sure it's what "sells" news, but that's because it's basically the only offer given. Privitation of such an important source of knowlegde often becomes a corporate monopoly. I wish one could create a public system, where maybe once every two years or so, some people would be selected to work on gathering information, preferably based around positivic empirism. To create a free news outlet which was delivered to everyone. It could coecsist with maybe other news outlets, but this one would be delivered to everyone. And with the intention of writing good informative, but also fun and interesting articles to read about everything from international news to new scientific discoveries. Maybe all the articles would have to be jugded by the workers through a flat and democratic structure. Maybe then you could avoid that kind of "sensational" way of spreading important news.
(Whoah, sorry, this suddenly turned out to be a long a communist brainfart, I apologize for that).
welp, this aged poorly
I will show this to all my friends! You are so right.
I don't think most people really understand the Ebola outbreak or how we're treating it, and I really
appreciate that you're trying to educate more people about this disease. I think media coverage in the US has inspired unnecessary mass fear, and that's actually hurting the cause.
Glad to hear that Nigeria's Ebola-free though!
I'm curious. If someone dies from ebola, is their body still contagious or does it die with them?
I would say that the dead body is even more infectious because the virus killed you and now its just taken over all of your body instead of just small parts.
Okay so hypothetically as inhumane as it would be, causing....accelerated death to someone with Ebola essentially would make the host less infectious?
(i am aware there is a treatment that seems to be fairly effective already)
***** I could be wrong but from what i've read everywhere Ebola isnt contagious until you show symptoms! that was one of the reasons someone who seemed really important in the field said we shouldnt panic.
***** that is some useful piece of information! I didnt know that!
***** I think vomiting, diarrhea, coughing, sneezing, etc. are your body's response to infection in order to get it out, and arguably ebola just adapted and manages to transmit itself in fluids. The result is the exact same though.
The US response was extremely responsible ngl. Thanks Obama
John, you're awesome. You took an issue that has looked like numbers and confusion for weeks to me and made it into an actual issue with real emotions and actual outcomes and real people doing things instead of hyped-up news stories that don't help people understand. So thanks. You never ftba.
This was very touching. Especially the end.
I'm not sure if this video makes the hypochondriac in me better or worse . . . but on the other hand, John, ARE YOU AWARE THERE IS HAIR ATTACKING YOUR FACE???
If infection could surpass 50,000 cases per week why is money even an issue? Just make the fucking beds and treat the patients and stop whining about paying eachother with stuff that may have no value in the future, surely saving the population of earth is more important than that Chevy dream car that one health worker is saving up for...
This comment brought to you by A random guy on the toilet.
might be because we tend to want to better ourselves and because of this self-centeredness we forget others have needs too
Love your concluding sentence. Hysterical 😂
I'd like to add that at 50,000 infections a week, we wouldn't be dying out. Our population would still be growing. It would have to hit like 1,500,000 a week before it might start to win out.
1300 has been infected this year... Watch the video on scishow :)
seigeengine
If left unchecked it could grow exponentially, though.
This is one of those videos that remind me deep down why I love y'all.
I had no idea about this so thank you for informing me.
Trump lost the election, so that's good, but yeah, John is a prophet
Fantasticly put!!!!!
Great message to take away from the video, fantastic
Could you guys to an informative video on the outbreak and talk about what Ebola is and how it started?
Nice job laying out the facts while still being sympathetic to people fearing the outbreak! Great work john
Nice start to the beard John!
Great video, as usual.
Last night I had a dream about you, John! You were a substitute teacher in one of my classes at school. Halfway through the class, I exclaimed, "Oh my god, you're John Green!" and you said, "Oh my god, I AM John Green!" But then I woke up. :P
Love all your shows guys. Been watching all of your channels and shows during my deployment and you all are hilarious and brilliant. Thank you! Keep up the great work! Brave Rifles.
thank you, I love these types of videos
Thanks John for talking about this. Great to hear that Nigeria is free of Ebola.
Thank you! I've been hoping for this video from you. It's the most rational thing I've heard since this outbreak started.
Wow! Makes a lot of sense, articulate, informative, understandable and just an over-all, very well executed video. Great job!
I like that last line. A lot. Thank you.
dude, awesome stuff! keep it up ::
I love you guys because you try to promote unity every chance you get which is more than any regular news source will ever do.
Well worded last statement.
Nice video as always!
Brilliant finishing sentence xxx
Thanks I was just about to ask for an Ebola video if you hadn't covered it today.
Dear John, I belong to a mexican nerdfighters group, and we want to ask you to make a video about all what is happening in Mexico with all the missing (dead) students in "Ayotzinapa", a lot of people doesn't even know what is happening, or they think is normal. Mexico is not okay, and we can't continue acting like nothing is happening. As you know, we admire you, and it would mean a lot if you help us to spread the information.
I know someone who creates practice Ebola hospitals and they're doing an incredible job to train up volunteer aid workers- good job!
Love the message.
Vlogbrothers: helping me understand world issues since I subbed in 2008.
Hmm. This is really interesting. Thanks for being so informative :)
Totally digging the stubble.
This is a great commentary and I'm really thrilled to see something concise and accurate to link American friends to when they buy into the hysteria. The vast majority of people in the US will never come into contact with Ebola and therefor cannot contract it. Those that do are in a much better position for survival than those in the affected countries in West Africa. Our concern and energy should be focused on helping Nigeria, Sierra Leona, Guinea, and Liberia, for sure! Thanks for this, John!
Dat last line. Thumbs up
I appreciate you John Thinking about The future of Ebola.. Well,not many of us have actually researched about Ebola but have just heard well enough of it .. You've speard the word now.. Alot of people will know now.. Thankyou :)
This is not related to the video, but yesterday we watched a crash course in my History class and I was so happy!
Well said! I wish there was a way to give it two thumbs up.
Can I just take this moment to say thank you to all the heroes which have volunteered to help countries with poor healthcare improve it, not just in the face of ebola, but also for the countless other infections, diseases and medical crises that happen everyday yet receive barely any media coverage. Thanks
i find it amazing how much you say sticks with me