> It's possible this was career bureaucracy failures The mindset of public health officials where they are willing to prevaricate with the public because of so

> It's possible this was career bureaucracy failures The mindset of public health officials where they are willing to prevaricate with the public because of some claimed concern like "there won't be enough PPE for health care workers", instead of just recommending to the President to use the authority the government already has to address such concerns, goes back decades, so it cannot be blamed on any particular administration or political party. I think it's just part of a general tendency on the part of all governments to become less efficient and more protective of their power over time.