[ryandrake]

> Part of what went wrong at the start of COVID around March 2020 was the reactive approach waiting for hard proof that the disease would slip through the borders before cancelling flights. This approach runs a risk that any action will be taken too late.

Humanity has been underestimating and downplaying the disease from the very start. We closed too late, re-opened (multiple times) too early, timidly agonized over every little decision, failed to enforce decisions once made, and then collectively acted shocked, SHOCKED! that it went out of control.

We've had a year to learn what's effective, and have learned a lot. The problem isn't knowledge about the virus, it's lack of political will to actually do anything about it. We know stopping flights and closing borders helps. Why are we so slow to do it?