The failure goes well beyond just the federal government too.
One example being NYC leaders and even health officials encouraging New Yorkers go participate in parades and other large gatherings through Feb and even into March, with messages of defiance against Coronavirus concerns:
Edit: Removed ventilator comment as that specific claim seems to be misleading, and it's not something particular to NY. Many governments weren't prepared for a surge.
The U.S. as a whole had plenty of advanced warning about ventilator[1] and pandemic preparedness[2].
One example being NYC leaders and even health officials encouraging New Yorkers go participate in parades and other large gatherings through Feb and even into March, with messages of defiance against Coronavirus concerns:
https://mobile.twitter.com/wesyang/status/124303311804449997...
Edit: Removed ventilator comment as that specific claim seems to be misleading, and it's not something particular to NY. Many governments weren't prepared for a surge.
The U.S. as a whole had plenty of advanced warning about ventilator[1] and pandemic preparedness[2].
1. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/disaster-medicine-an...
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Af6b_wyiwI