COVID-19 and the internet --- Inspiring exchange!

It drives me to ask how would the pandemic look if there was no internet? What would have been the measures against COVID-19 outbreak if we had no internet? And what would have been the effects and societal (including lives) and economic costs of any such measures? Would there be lockdowns, and of what sort? Also, would the vaccination actually go up in absence of social media and conspiracy theory spread? Or, would it be possible to get to the vaccines so quickly in the first place?

I don't know if anyone did such a 'thought experiment' research on 'what if' scenario, but it would be interesting to learn and compare with reality.

Source author: Vladimir Radunovic vladar@diplomacy.edu