Common sense would have also dictacted we were more prepared - after a warning pandemic less than 10 yrs ago - we were not. The idea of a pandemic is so cliche

Common sense would have also dictacted we were more prepared - after a warning pandemic less than 10 yrs ago - we were not. The idea of a pandemic is so cliche that Hollywood has made multiple bad movies about one. But we weren't prepared (e.g., masks and PPE)? Common sense (in the USA) would have dictated the extended care facilities were better protected early on, yet they were not. There have been so many gaffes and bumbles that it consistently boils down to: it's either negligence or it's intentional. Neither is a good answer.