@juliebosman @CDCgov @DrNancyM_CDC Don't I know it. Friday I thought the virus would reach in Italy this summer. Sunday I was fleeing the city of Bologna where I live, roadblocks in other cities, schools shut down for at least a week, probably more. Supermarkets empty. PLAN AHEAD, it moves fast.
@juliebosman @CDCgov @DrNancyM_CDC And what people don't get is that it's a game of whack-a-mole. If you avoid it successfully you're not vaccinated or inoculated. So even if you avoid it THIS time, it can return in a few months and you have to shut everything down AGAIN. Until there's a vaccine or we all get it.
@juliebosman @CDCgov @DrNancyM_CDC Imagine this on a national or international scale. Say in Italy we're all well-behaved and stay home for 7-14 days and it disappears. Then it comes out in France or Germany. Then it COMES BACK to Italy and it's back to staying home for weeks.
@juliebosman @CDCgov @DrNancyM_CDC In fact I think the national gov't here in Italy is already considering this fact without talking about it publicly, because they've started talking about schools teaching kids via web (online video courses etc) while they're at home.
@juliebosman @CDCgov @DrNancyM_CDC If it was just a 1-week deal then who cares. It's like a few snow days. But this could go on for 2-3 weeks, then back to school, then back home again for another 2-3 weeks after a month or so. And again. And again. And again until there's a vaccine or we all just get it.
