Why have so many people made so many bad decisions around COVID-19? On the one hand, many ignored the information about the pandemic at first, dismissing its importance.
Plenty believed — and some continue to believe — COVID-19 is no worse than the flu and shouldn’t be a concern. Others thought the US medical system would easily cope with it, as it did with SARS and other respiratory infections.
Many think it will blow over soon, disappearing with the warm weather in the summer. On the other hand, plenty of people have taken aggressive — and unhelpful — actions to address their fears.
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