“The pandemic revealed just how unprepared and unwilling countries and the international system are to handle global emergencies properly,” scientists said in a statement. “In this time of genuine crisis, governments too often abdicated responsibility, ignored scientific advice, did not cooperate or communicate effectively, and consequently failed to protect the health and welfare of their citizens.”
From the League of Concerned Scientists 1/27/21
If you read my earlier blog about cumulative vulnerability, this is another reminder that making plans for how to deal with things going wrong can happen when we least expect it.