Amid Pandemics, Pvt Sector Runs Way Ahead of Government

When new information becomes available to the general public about something that could affect their health and well-being such as a pandemic, do people wait for the government to inform them what to do; or, do they immediately take steps to protect themselves? Let’s look at decisions made by two distinct groups: college students on spring break in Florida and customers to Central Florida’s theme parks. Each group made different decisions based on their age/social/health cohorts at roughly the same time. Were their decisions rational and appropriate for their respective cohorts?