Yes, I am worked up because this has all been such a media created hysteria. I tell you what, let’s start getting an update on every traffic fatality or drug overdose too.
The difference is those are already baked into the equation.
Honestly, aside from getting a shot, most people do nothing to prepare for or deal with the flu. I don’t think I’ve ever had a relative in the hospital from the flu, so going through a season without a thought is pretty normal.
And now all of a sudden people are talking about tens of thousands of flu deaths AND this new thing that shut down China.
For people who never knew...this stuff is a shock that pushed them out of their normalcy state.
And the idiots who produce the news are little more than interns. Most of the anchors and reporters are also not putting a lot of research into this either.
All in all, this is a social media storm.
Are there reasons to be concerned? Sure. Are there reasons to line up at Costco all weekend? No. As I told my kids, but one extra meal every week and put it away. Within a short time your family can withstand a shock that lasts for a couple of weeks.
But even on FR, writers are too busy talking past each other to stop and think.