The CDC had a pandemic team, they were let go. California had a reserve of ventilators, which were liquidated due to “budget reasons”.
The problem isn’t risk experts; the problem is that government representatives elected have no domain expertise nor leadership fortitude to put domain experts into the driver’s seat when the situation dictates.
China, for all its failings, gets this right. Their leadership is more STEM and less lawyers and politicians.
The problem isn’t risk experts; the problem is that government representatives elected have no domain expertise nor leadership fortitude to put domain experts into the driver’s seat when the situation dictates.
China, for all its failings, gets this right. Their leadership is more STEM and less lawyers and politicians.