I don't think people assumed that it was coming to the US, but covid was definit...

		whimsicalism on Oct 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Covid lesson: trust the public with hard truths I don't think people assumed that it was coming to the US, but covid was definitely in public awareness by late January. Some proportion of those people are disaster preppers that bought a ton of masks, just like the toilet paper people.