The hysteria we are seeing is news media social media induced.
Why are they so upset this time around? Look what the impact of this has been on the economy. People afraid to shop. People afraid to travel. People afraid to attend events because of the crowds. (March Madness).
This is the only way the Left can slow down a booming economy and the reelection of Trump. “It’s the economy, stupid”. They just couldn’t let all the good news continue. So they sacrifice their own people who will be laid off when industry cuts back. Crazy Bernie and Slo Joe are the best they can do and they feel helpless. This is definitely a media induced hysteria.
This scare epidemic occurred in 1976 with the swine flu scare. By the end of the summer everyone was lined up to get swine flu vaccinations.
It was all a big nothing, blown into a panic by the press and politicians.
There was a big backlash after only 25% of the U.S. public received the vaccine because of a supposed link to Guillain-Barré Syndrome and the fact that the supposed pandemic had gone nowhere.
Caution is fine in anticipating COVID-19 and the seasonal flu in general but insane panic from over-hyped press and political reaction is as absurd as the prepper buildup and hysteria to the Y2K predictions. The public will eventually crawl out of their caves and resume normal breathing.