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As more and more younger people become infected many will face massive hospital bills which will bankrupt them just as they are starting out.Many businesses will never reopen.People’s credit ratings will be trashed making everything more difficult.Even the young and healthy who had no serious symptoms or any at all, often suffer permanent lung and other organ damage which will shorten and otherwise impart their lives.This second edition includes a new chapter and many updates.The worsening pandemic is only reinforcing the likelihood projections in this book are accurate.A pandemic changes life but exactly what will change after 2020? We know there will be massive changes, some of which we can predict and prepare for - education, medical service, shopping, work, and even entertainment will change.Half of small businesses won't survive one year if they open at all ruined credit ratings will kill them off - those jobs are gone and most independent restaurants will close, but new jobs will open and new careers will develop.Low minimum wage jobs threaten all society. The cook who made lunch and the server who brought it to you wouldn't have gone to work sick and coughed in your food if he or she had sick pay and health insurance.Telemedicine, online education, and telecommuting made sense before - will they become mandatory?Will the government public health system now require vaccinations to attend school, work as a food server, or even a store clerk - essentially anyone dealing with the public? That alone could save many of the 40,000 or more yearly influenza-caused deaths. We already require drug testing so would it be outrageous to require such a vital safety procedure?The social safety net was gone but now we all see it. Rather than wear a mask, people have cursed and spat on teenage clerks, fought with many, and even killed one or more security guards. Some of your neighbors will casually risk others' lives rather than be mildly inconvenienced. Many people already s