According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, arguably the best known medical professional in the U. S. associated with the pandemic, there is real cause of concern. Whatever happens, the future will be a lot better with universal wearing of masks in public.
In an exclusive excerpt from The Rules of Contagion, epidemiologist Adam Kucharski re-examines the parallels between 2020 and the 2008 financial crisis to explain how quickly panic goes viral—and how to stop it.