https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_the_United_States
2019 simulation
The Trump administration from January to August 2019 simulated a series of pandemic outbreaks from China and found that the U.S. government response was "underfunded, underprepared, and uncoordinated"...
A briefing was given to the United States Congress in December 2019 of some of the findings from the exercise, including the conclusion that the U.S. could not speedily manufacture certain medical supplies to cope with demand, because many of these items were imported. In response to the problems illustrated in the simulation,
Trump issued an executive order to make flu vaccines more readily available and of higher quality, and he provided additional funds for the pandemic threats program in the HHS.[57] White House economists published a study in September 2019 that warned a pandemic could kill a half million Americans and devastate the economy. The study specifically urged Americans not to conflate the risks of a typical influenza and a pandemic.[58]
[57]Sanger, David E.; Lipton, Eric; Sullivan, Eileen; Crowley, Michael (March 19, 2020). "Before Virus Outbreak, a Cascade of Warnings Went Unheeded". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
[58]White House Economists Warned in 2019 a Pandemic Could Devastate America March 31, 2020 New York Times
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Congress knew this, yet they were shocked in Jan-Mar. What were they doing when we needed them? Hope it was worth the cost to our 330 million citizens.
Changing subjects a bit, looks like the simulation as been validated.
2019 simulation
The Trump administration from January to August 2019 simulated a series of pandemic outbreaks from China and found that the U.S. government response was "underfunded, underprepared, and uncoordinated"...
A briefing was given to the United States Congress in December 2019 of some of the findings from the exercise, including the conclusion that the U.S. could not speedily manufacture certain medical supplies to cope with demand, because many of these items were imported. In response to the problems illustrated in the simulation,
Trump issued an executive order to make flu vaccines more readily available and of higher quality, and he provided additional funds for the pandemic threats program in the HHS.[57] White House economists published a study in September 2019 that warned a pandemic could kill a half million Americans and devastate the economy. The study specifically urged Americans not to conflate the risks of a typical influenza and a pandemic.[58]
[57]Sanger, David E.; Lipton, Eric; Sullivan, Eileen; Crowley, Michael (March 19, 2020). "Before Virus Outbreak, a Cascade of Warnings Went Unheeded". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
[58]White House Economists Warned in 2019 a Pandemic Could Devastate America March 31, 2020 New York Times
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Congress knew this, yet they were shocked in Jan-Mar. What were they doing when we needed them? Hope it was worth the cost to our 330 million citizens.
Changing subjects a bit, looks like the simulation as been validated.
