Hmmm...this is interesting and all, but, shouldn't we have seen something to this affect in, say, northern Italy by now? Moreover, if this does pan out, it see

Hmmm...this is interesting and all, but, shouldn't we have seen something to this affect in, say, northern Italy by now? Moreover, if this does pan out, it seems at least as likely that being in the midst of a full-on media avalanche of stories that "if you get X you're screwed for life", when you've gotten X, is depressing and anxiety-producing. The unusual thing would be that 4 out of 5 people don't.