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纽黑文—我们现在焦虑，不仅是因为一场大流行——而是两场。首先是新冠病毒疫病大流行，它使我们感到焦虑的原因是：我们或我们所爱的人在世界任何地方都可能（在感染后）很快患重病甚至死亡。其次是普遍焦虑：焦虑前者造成的经济后果。
这两次大流行是相互关联的，但所呈现的现象不同。在第二场大流行中，和恐惧有关的故事像病毒一样迅速传播，以至于我们会不断地想起它们。股市像石头落地直直往下跌，明显因为这样一些故事——除非我们有所行动，疫病会耗尽我们一生的积蓄。但是，与应对新冠病毒不同，我们焦虑的根源是我们不确定该采取什么行动。
两场大流行同时爆发可不是什么好消息。一个可以助长另一个（的发展）。企业倒闭、失业率飙升和收入减少加剧了人们对金融形势的焦虑，而这种焦虑，又阻止了迫切需要工作的人们采取足够的预防措施，来应对疾病的传播。
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