My take on all this is, that this man made. The population of the earth is growing and it cannot sustain it. Pharmaceutical companies will make a killing once a vaccine is produced and I would have a bet that certain people will buy shares in such companies before a vaccine is announced
A certain scientific institute has already started gene splicing to decelerate the ageing process (tested on mice and proven) with a future goal to engineer genes to be created to be immune from future disease and prolong life - current rates have the life expectancy of the mice at +25% with increased energy levels
who do you reckon will get 1st dibs on that? The mega wealthy or the common person - it won’t be the latter
if becomes a pandemic over here I think I will be for it, had pneumonia a few years back so the knackers yard might be on the agenda