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Is the US prepared to deal with another pandemic or widespread health crisis?
Short answer: better than in 2019, but still not where we need to be.
Where the U.S. is stronger now
- Earlier detection. CDC’s wastewater network now tracks multiple pathogens (COVID‑19, influenza A/H5, RSV, measles, mpox) nationwide, and airport-based traveler genomics has scaled past 1 million participants—both provide earlier warning of new threats. CDC’s forecasting center also issues season