Preparedness 101 - Zombie Pandemic is a short graphic novel meant to be both educational and entertaining. It was made in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It stresses the importance of being prepared for any kind of disaster, even a zombie pandemic.
Before reading, answer the following questions in pairs/groups.
What is a graphic novel? And in what way does it differ from a comic book?
Do you expect to like reading a graphic novel? Why?
What do you expect from a story about a zombie apocalypse?
Have you heard of the CDC before? What do you know about it?
Why do you think the CDC was extra important the last ~1,5 years?
After reading, answer the following questions in pairs/groups.
In which ways did the novel fit your expectations? In which ways did it not?
What, do you think, was the CDC's reasons for collaborating on this project?
What have you learned about surviving the zombie pandemic?
What have your learned about surviving any other pandemic?
This story was written before the Covid-19 pandemic took place. Which issues were predicted correctly? Which weren't?
Is there anything that we have learned during the Covid pandemic that would be included if this story was written today?
In the story they talk about making a vaccine, which is an issue that has been in the news a lot lately. Are you (planning to get) vaccinated? Why or why not?
