It’s been about 100 years since the last scary virus.
So yeah, probably not in your lifetime.
This stuff (quarantines, shutdowns, etc) was actually common before public sanitation, antibiotics and the like.
My father-in-law has all kinds of stories his dad told him that this is all bringing to his mind. He has dementia, but his childhood recollection is amazing. He keeps asking me if it is ok for him to go outside. I’m encouraging him to enjoy the sunshine!
Whenever I hear people play down this virus as only harming the elderly, it infuriates me. My FIL is an amazing man, a genuine (non hypocritical) Christian, a wonderful role model for my boys, an embodiment of everything great in our country. In addition he is a national treasure, as one of the early engineers of our missile defenses. To hear others devalue his life because of his age cuts me to the quick.
Well...from reading about the habits of some Chinese...I'd say their public sanitation practices are still in the dark ages.
Oh man, Ireland cancelled all of their St Pattys parades. I know my boy is not going to be happy about that.