knew there was going to be...in advance

Being implies within advance (perception) of knowledge (perceivable)...hence advance (to bring forward) ment (mind/memory).

pandemic

Suggested pan (all) demic (people) tempts each consenting person to ignore former (all perceivable) for latter (suggested people).

All sets itself apart into each one within, while people implies an aggregation of each person within coming together. Hence...PEOPLE, noun (Latin populus) - "the vulgar; the mass of illiterate persons; the commonalty; a collection or community of animals".