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> They knew that there was a continuous risk of a pandemic and prepared for one happening eventually. What else did they prepare for. Is this public knowledge?
by dominotw 6y ago
> They knew that there was a continuous risk of a pandemic and prepared for one happening eventually.
What else did they prepare for. Is this public knowledge?
- Tade0 6y agoIt's just that COVID-19 is the third coronavirus to cause an epidemic this century - after SARS and MERS.
- Izkata 6y agoIf you drop the "coronavirus" requirement, at least fourth - there was also the 2009 Swine Flu pandemic.
- andi999 6y agoI believe the 2009 swine flu is responsible for this times weak response. I remember last time a lot of fear was stoked up in the media and a huge amount of tamiflu bought by the government, and almost nothing happened in the end, apart from public scepticism and unhappiness about the squandering of funds. I think politics didnt want to repeat the mistake
- dominotw 6y agoyea i guess i meant other than pandemics.
- p1necone 6y agoWhy are you wording this like you're suspicious? Disaster preparedness is not some big conspiracy. Just because America is doing a shit job at this doesn't mean other countries are out to get them.