The Trump administration ran a government exercise last year simulating a severe influenza pandemic for which there is no vaccine that showed the country was ill-prepared, according to The New York Times
The results laid out in a draft report showed that the US was underprepared and disorganized for a pandemic scenario similar to coronavirus, which has spread to all 50 states and has yet to peak in the US, the Times reported.
States were also unsure which government agency to request resources and information from, the report stated.In hiccups with planning, officials struggled identifying employees as essential and nonessential, as well as which employees could work remotely, according to the report.In the scenario, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidance to delay school openings, school districts went different ways, causing confusion among the participants, the report said.
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