Rancid

I'm sure many of the hardcore science fiction readers are probably amazed at what's is going on today due to the current pandemic COVID19. There are many science-fiction novels, stories, movies, etc where the plot is of a dystopian future because of a pandemic. The term "social distancing" is now the catchphrase of today. However, it reminds me of a story arc inside the Asimov universe. If you have read the Caves of Steel, you may recall that there is a difference between Earthmen and Spacers. Spacers are the group of modified humans who descended from the first wave of colonists that left Earth. The term Spacer is very general and is primarily used by the people of Earth in a derogatory manner. Spacers prefer to refer to themselves by their planet of origin; that is, Auroran, Solarian, etc. Of the spacer worlds, one that called my attention is the Aurorans. They live extremely isolated from one another and they are very afraid of disease. Spacers tend to look do