Here are 6 ways to make the U.S. economic and health care systems stronger after the coronavirus pandemic:
Noam Galai/Getty ImagesDuring the first few weeks of the coronavirus outbreak, the internet erupted with images of American doctors and nurses donning garbage bags for smocks and salad lids for facial shields. Our nation’s “frontline soldiers” looked more like a ragtag militia than a well-equipped army.
The same lack of preparation was evident in our slow response to testing. Though the United States and South Korea confirmed their first COVID-19 cases around January 20, the . By March 6, the U.S. had completed just 2,000 tests whereas South Korea had conducted more than 140,000. events. They are predictable, periodic occurrences. Should our nation experience another one without adequate preparation, the U.S. economy will plummet into a depression, not just a recession. Now is the time to arm ourselves.
Stockpiling is how the U.S. military readies itself for war. Our current war, against the invisible enemy, has highlighted the need to stockpile—at a federal level—enough pharmaceuticals, medical devices, protective equipment and testing supplies for the next pandemic. If you have any doubt about the potential cost savings of a federal stockpiling strategy, consider this: Congress appropriated just
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