How did the infected survive so long in 28 Years Later?

How did the infected survive so long in 28 Years Later?

We're going to need Alex Garland to elaborate on this one...

28 Years Later on Netflix: Danny Boyle’s Zombie Sequel Gets One Thing Right After Rewatch

Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s 28 Years Later is now on Netflix, and upon a rewatch, we noticed that the film got one thing right where other “zombie” movies often fail. Although the story remains a bit similar in terms, i.e., a virus is spread and people become infected, there is a very subtle difference that Boyle’s 28 Years Later excels in, and that is acceptance. 28 Years Later features a story of a survivor boy who goes into the mainland an…