"You cannot stop the spread of a respiratory disease within a family, and you cannot stop it from spreading with neighbors, with people who are delivering, who are physicians — anybody," he said.
"People are social, and even in times of social distancing, they have contacts; and any of those contacts could spread the disease," said Wittkowski.
"It will go slowly, and so it will not build up herd immunity, but it will happen. And it will go on forever unless we let it go," he said.
Wittkowski was asked his opinion of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the key medical expert on the White House coronavirus task force who has promoted the mass quarantine strategy.
"Well, I'm not paid by the government, so I'm entitled to actually do science," he replied.
Why is this virus being handled differently than others, such as the swine flu in 2009?
One factor, he said, is the growth of the internet, which spreads news quickly, whether true or false, fueling panic.
He makes some great points especially regarding the internet.