> So what good has been achieved by banning a private market on top of government allocation? Public health should never be left in the hands of the private se

> So what good has been achieved by banning a private market on top of government allocation? Public health should never be left in the hands of the private sector. On top of the poor response by government, I think the disaster now unfolding in the USA, and to a similar extent in the UK, are examples of governments trying to hinder/eliminate their public health institutions (i.e. the CDC and the NHS respectfully).