Thanks for the link. Interesting comment there, which somewhat reminds me of the current COVID-19 situation:
"The way the different countries failed to come together in the face of a world-wide catastrophe was plausible. The turn against science... while only briefly touched on, the way the angry masses turned on scientists was believable." by Clackamas in 2008.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93448.The_White_Plague