> it made sense for them at the time to spend their resources elsewhere. Not necessarily. Government officials can be quite petty. They love to take the glory

> it made sense for them at the time to spend their resources elsewhere. Not necessarily. Government officials can be quite petty. They love to take the glory for good things. And outsource blames. If Bill gave out millions of masks, food, bought ventilators and stuff, the narrative would still be negative. Politicians would assume he's trying to run for office and act accordingly. The anti-vaccine movement would take his preparations as PROOF that he created the virus.