I’m just going to help ease your anxiety: You’re not gonna get the Ebola virus.

Don’t get me wrong: I like a good health scare as much as the next person — you know, the controversy, the incessant news coverage, and the wild speculation. But I’m skeptical. (By the way, that’s a good thing.) I’m not discounting the seriousness of this, but I’m not expecting this to be a widespread epidemic, at least not in the United States.

For just a minute, can we quit talking about Ebola and start talking about something that actually is going to happen — and that you can help prevent — like the flu?

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