Saturday, May 09, 2026

Experts Worry 'we are not prepared' for Pandemic Under Trump, RFK Jr

World Health Organization officials have assured that the hantavirus outbreak is not the start of a pandemic. But as more headlines emerge about the potentially deadly infection, many are reminded of the COVID pandemic ...

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Hantavirus on a cruise ship was a test - an easy one - and we already failed. Much worse is coming. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/h ...

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-- Kristian G. Andersen (@kgandersen.bsky.social) May 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM

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Of course the United States isn't prepared. Trump has sabotaged the medical prevention and response system in such a way that the next pandemic will get us another million dead, at least.

We've never had an external enemy do as much damage to this country as Trump.

I'm filing this under "traitor".

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-09 12:54 PM

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-09 12:55 PM

We weren't prepared under him the last time.

Now we're even less so with RFK in charge at HHS and all the MAHA idiots in charge at various levels, an economy being systematically wrecked that will be incapable of taking any supply shocks and global diplomacy so terrible cooperation will be hard to come by.

Another pandemic will be hunger games in the US.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-09 02:29 PM

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