Hopefully allaying the panic somewhat, the Wellcome Trust in association with Channel 4 have commissioned a game regarding influenza. With medical schools sending a link to all medical students about to go on clinical placements telling them not to panic, this couldn’t really come at a better time. Instead of playing healthcare professionals or epidemiologists combatting the spread of the virus, you play as the virus itself. I suppose the aim is to point out how easily transmission can occur, and encourage members of the public to modify their behaviour in order to reduce the prevalence of the disease.
- Dom
