It turns the standard risk chart, the bars and blocks that confine us to where we can exist without danger, into something quite different—into a road map, laid out in the colors of safety, that ...

These three color-coded charts show what some of the safest activities are right now, and a few of the worst. Never miss out on healthcare news.

But now Ridge will enjoy a few minutes of the flip side of that coin, as the Obama administration seeks to do away with the color-coded terrorist threat chart that Ridge unveiled after Sept. 11.

We doubt that a year-old, color-coded chart is moving unvaccinated people to get their shots. If anything, it’s muddying the water.