>During the pandemic we kept hearing that collectivist cultures and socialized medicine would have the upper-hand. You would think that the contrary would be t

>During the pandemic we kept hearing that collectivist cultures and socialized medicine would have the upper-hand. You would think that the contrary would be true. If your health system is overloaded, it being socialized cannot make it better at first glance. Access isn't the issue, availability is (and this is what is seen in Canada right now). Although I agree collectivist cultures probably have the upper-hand (e.g. China was able to enforce pretty stringent measures and pool resources to build hospitals).