I think having Jack die a slow death from a disease like CJD would be fitting and to introduce some phony deus ex machina to save him would be a cheat. The irony of him dying of something totally out of his control would be perfect. Instead of going out a guns-blazing hero he goes out as a helpless invalid---surely this would be the thing Jack fears most, to die as an obscure casualty of a contageous disease, it's one thing he can't fight or beg or negotiate his way out of. While he's quarantined he can spend his last hours doing some soul searching. By now people should know that sacrifice isn't always rewarded and real-life heroes often don't get a happy ending so to highlight that Jack should go out with a whimper instead of a bang.

I wish the show's writers would listen to you guys about show idea, hell, better yet, some of you, I wish were the writers instead. some great ideas and story's lines from all of you. hope they listen and use some of your story lines, enjoy reading them, thank you.

"But it turns out that Greg was just really trying to save himself, despite the fact that he still had some loyalty to Jonas. So he duped Tony and Larry, got immunity for himself, and managed to lead the strike team to a different building. From his perspective, it's win/win. I'm guessing he gets killed next week - no way Jonas lets this one slide."

I think it is pretty obvious that Greg and Jonas were working together to buy time to get the bio weapon ready to deploy. Greg didn't even shoot the guy about to kill Tony, since we saw him exiting the Hummer and leading his team to a standoff with the FBI.

Pierce is Secret Service, not CIA.

I have been an inveterate watcher of 24 from the beginning. I love the tension and I love people getting knocked off especially the ones you don't want gone. Jack will be hale and hearty by the end of this season. But truth be told have the writers not come up with more lame deus ex machina solutions to problems than this season? They'll come up with one for Bauer also for this "disease." Eventually he'll get his but he's got a contract through Day 8 and his demise will be either with a bang or a whimper. Can you imagine a Day 8 with Jack flashbacks or as a ghost who will help out Renee?? Jack's end may even be laughable as so many of the complications & denouements on this show have turned out to be. This show is like eating candy. Good thing it's only once a week.

I could see this going a couple of ways:

- Jack finds a cure at the last minute of season 7 and is okay. They made a big point of spelling out in this ep that "there is no cure", however, and according to wikipedia, that's true.
- Season 8 occurs directly adjacent to season 7. That would be kinda cool, if it was written well. And the idea of Jack trying to save himself instead of the world sounds interesting. (That's what I originally thought the whole season 6 Jack-in-China subplot was going to be, but instead they brought him back to the States in episode 1. bummer...)
- The news about season 8 going into production is just a giant red herring so that everyone will be surprised when Jack dies. Long shot, but this *is* 24!

If they ever take out Jack it will be doing something heroic, not as a victim of a disease.

He'll go out like Butch and Sundance.

Are you insane¡ Bauer don´t need vaccine he is the vaccine¡

i dont think anything is going to happen to Jack. I just think that he is going to be 0kay, maybe is system is immune to it and wont get any effects from it at a time that would pass it over and he would be cured. Also, remember too, there is an season so how can that be without out Jack. He has to go out with a happy ending, thats my theory because he has done so much for his country and has put is life on line so many times to save so many people.

send bourne in ... my scientific methods of dramatic re-enactment prove he is superior ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbiUV6L_XE0