The gross incompetence of the federal government in the year 2021 is beyond comprehension. The CDC has largely been absent in my humble opinion, and poorly prepared for a pandemic. Knowing the CDC as I do, part of it is the gross overstaffing. They have three people to do every job there, and the folks fight over projects to work on, and what happens is that productivity goes right out the window. Cut the staff in half, they would get twice the work done. No exaggeration!!!
I suspect it is the same for the FDA and NIH, and half a dozen other agencies.
What the release of this bio weapon proved to the Chinese is that the USA along with its allies are not prepared for almost anything. We are ripe for Pearl Harbor, Part II. The Chinese know our weaknesses, which are plenty, as well as those of our so called allies. Believe me, the next bio weapon release from China will be far more lethal.
If we had leaders worth a BM, we would be doing everything we can to curtail all involvement with China. All involvement!!! The Chinese are the single greatest threat to the USA. These liberal wingnuts with their climate change, and now idiot Biden's white supremacy crap, are destroying the USA brick by brick. I think our republic is done, and will never recover from these fools. And Congress makes it difficult to see any future solutions to real problems.