Day 900

Science fiction is rich with tales of plagues and outbreaks. I don't know of any fictional stories where the false claim of one was used for political and social control.

Scene from the film version of The Andromeda Strain (1971).

THE SCIENCE FICTION GENRE is brimming with tales of biological weapons getting loose, of plagues and other outbreaks that kill everyone. And people love them.

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Chrichton (1969) addresses such an outbreak of extraterrestrial origin. The Stand by Stephen King (1978) d…