The measures only worked because it wasn’t more deadly. Worse, the resources spent countering the pandemic were much more than those required to create such a pandemic.
Further, the government’s actions burned a lot of political capital that might make it harder to respond to previous pandemics.
COVID is an interesting example to choose.
The measures only worked because it wasn’t more deadly. Worse, the resources spent countering the pandemic were much more than those required to create such a pandemic.
Further, the government’s actions burned a lot of political capital that might make it harder to respond to previous pandemics.