But the president never mentioned the report’s ominous central finding: “No country is fully prepared for epidemics or pandemics.
With its pandemic playbook, "The U.S. was very well prepared," said Eric Toner, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.
We ended up being the best prepared and having one of the worst outcomes.”.
In disasters, Americans have grown accustomed to looking down with pity at other countries that have fared worse and need our help.
We ended up being the best prepared and having one of the worst outcomes.
"This administration's early and decisive action has saved millions of lives," the spokesperson said, adding, "Dr. Fauci testified to this before Congress.".
In the rankings for pandemic readiness cited by Trump, Thailand, South Korea and Vietnam had finished 6th, 9th and 50th, respectively. »