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Think about how small the world is today. I live in a rural midwestern county. I have come in contact w/people who work in Hong Kong (investment banker on vacation) and in mainland China (oil company workers who maintain residence and have family here). Relatives in a nearby urban area are senior med staff, one of whom works extensively w/immigrants. Another relative travels frequently to Asia and to Europe on business.

I don't think a pandemic is far fetched and I think it will happen quickly compared to previous ones. OTOH, I will bet that existant research into cold vaccines is becoming intense. However, this virus evidently mutates quickly, so I don't see how a vaccine can stop it.

I agree.

I wonder if any of the recent cold medications that reduce the severity/duration have any affect on it. Just a small reduction in its severity could save a lot of lives.