PPSD

   It is highly likely that this new initialism will soon appear, even before the curve has been flattened or washed away by a second wave. It is such an obvious one, you don't need me to spell it out for you. It is my pandemic prediction and I think PPSD will spread widely among a large segment of the population. Understandably, those who lost loved ones, those who attended them, and those who were themselves hospitalized are most likely to fall victim to this scourge, which is often more psychological than physiological and more manufactured than natural. A mask and clean hands won't help and the disease is very difficult to diagnose.

   Think of the tremendous collateral damage yet to be found among all the havoc that has been wreaked. Those whose nails remained too long unpainted and those whose un-etched tattoos left skin bare are, somewhat less understandably, likely to be the first to experience symptoms and notify the legal first responders. Soon, their more robust friends who were unable to go to the gym, will join them at the law offices. Thousands more who couldn't enjoy their Timbits in Tim Hortons, but had to wait in the drive-thru for over four minutes, will succumb, creating even more victims among those who had to witness their suffering.

   Triage will be difficult in such circumstances.
 
   And there will certainly be a second wave of PPSD claimants when class action law suits, against whomever or whatever caused this pandemic, are no longer an option because there is no money left in the coffers.

Post Script:
  For additional contrarian information about this subject see: The PTSD Pandemic.