How America Bungled the Plague

Johnny Harris traces how the country considered best prepared for a pandemic ended up with a disproportionate share of Covid-19 deaths.

A sharp, well-researched explainer on the decisions behind America's pandemic failures.

A year ago, the United States was regarded as the country best prepared for a pandemic. Our government had spent nearly two decades strategizing for a doomsday scenario. So what went wrong?

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