What If We Had a Pandemic and No One Came?

Iwasn’t going to write about COVID-19/coronavirus; too many other, more knowledgeable people are already doing that. It is a rapidly developing situation, and we’re still learning about how it is going to impact our lives. I won’t even try to get into the testing debacles in the U.S. or our confused “official” attempts at guidance and reassurance.

But I am intrigued about how it may be impacting our healthcare system and, indeed, our society, in ways that may actually end up being positive.

Right now, we’re in a bit of a panic mode. Conferences are being cancelled. Businesses are curtailing travel and urging many workers to work from home. Schools and universities are switching to online options....