Pandemics are like that, if the bulk of the community anticipates a pandemic threat, and takes steps to reduce their exposure/infection risk, it can change the

Pandemics are like that, if the bulk of the community anticipates a pandemic threat, and takes steps to reduce their exposure/infection risk, it can change the environmental factors enough to make the pandemic fizzle out. It's one of those situations where if everybody's acting like its a big deal, it becomes a less big deal. Fire safety is another example.