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To play many roles in spreading it, and that we should, therefore, think carefully before doing something as disruptive as closing schools. The effect of coronavirus on children is one of the many critical research questions we don’t fully understand yet. While most influenzas hit children and elderly people hardest, that’s not the pattern that has been observed with the coronavirus so far. If that’s because they get infected but tend to have mild cases, then schools will be a major avenue for virus transmission and might need to close. But if they don’t generally get infected at all, then hopefully some of the most disruptive measures on the table — like widespread school closures — can be avoided. 5) Psychological preparation is important to Pandemics are scary. The spread of the coronavirus within the US could be a significant disruption to many people’s lives, a health crisis for some smaller number of people, and a deadly tragedy for a still-smaller number. “It helps to be a little psychologically prepared for the possibility that life will be very different for a period of time,” Lipsitch told me. Processing that possibility now can help us “get over the surprise of that, to some extent, before it happens.” So coronavirus paranoia, if you’re experiencing some, isn’t silly or unreasonable — it’s part of the totally normal process of coming to grips with a significant problem. “The ‘adjustment reaction’” — that is, the stress, hypervigilance, obsessive reading about a crisis, imagining its effects on your family, and worrying — “is a step that is hard to skip on the way to the new normal,” Lanard and Sandman write. “Going through it before a crisis is full-blown is more conducive to resilience, coping, and rational response than going through it mid-crisis.” So be forgiving of yourself if you’re having an “adjustment reaction” or if your friends and loved ones are. The spread of the coronavirus will be genuinely disruptive, difficult, and for some people dangerous. Taking real steps to mitigate the effects it will have on you or your family isn’t a silly thing to do — it’s a responsible one. Sign up for the Future Perfect newsletter and we’ll send you a roundup of ideas and solutions for tackling the world’s biggest challenges — and how to get better at doing good. Sign up for the newsletter Future Perfect Get our newsletter in your inbox twice a week. Email (required) By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy. For more newsletters, check out our newsletters page. SUBSCRIBE Future Perfect is funded in part by individual contributions, grants, and sponsorships. Learn more here. IN THIS STREAM Coronavirus: News and updates on new cases and its spread Trump expand Iran travel ban in the wake of the first US coronavirus death It’s not overreacting to prepare for coronavirus. Here’s how. Here are all the major tech conferences canceled so far because of coronavirus VIEW ALL 70 STORIES TOP ARTICLES 1/5 READ MORE Who got married in Love Is Blind’s volatile season finale? NEXT UP IN FUTURE PERFECT It’s 2020. Where are our self-driving cars? Laurene Powell Jobs’s charitable group is going to give away almost all of its money Kids’ brains may hold the secret to building better AI AI just found a new type of antibiotics. It may save your life one day. Can you really negate your carbon emissions? Carbon offsets explained. Disney partners with Impossible Foods MOST READ Live results for the South Carolina Democratic primary Biden smiles beneath US flags as a crowd behind him cheers, holding Biden for president signs. Who is going to win the South Carolina primary, according to the polls
