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Is the US prepared to deal with another pandemic or widespread health crisis?
Short answer: The U.S. is better prepared than in 2020 in several concrete ways, but important gaps—governance, workforce/hospital capacity, legal authority, and unstable funding—still threaten an effective response.
Where the U.S. is stronger now
- Faster threat detection: CDC’s wastewater system now tracks multiple viruses (COVID‑19, influenza A/H5, RSV, measles, mpox) across the country to spo