In the story,Mister London explained how the extreme cold made the world seem dead.
VOA: special.2009.02.11
The two types of vaccine that have been approved -- a flu shot made from inactivated or dead virus and a nasal spray made from live, weakened virus -- will be available free of charge, though some providers may charge an "administration fee, " Sebelius said.
The people who attended Samhain believed that the deadmade their presence known during the festival, and that they must be appeased or else they would cause trouble and hardship for the townspeople.