Opinion Today: Are we prepared for the next pandemic?

We’re here with insights and guidance for future outbreaks. 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What have we learned in the past three years? And what could we do better the next time? Times Opinion has begun a limited-run newsletter called [The Next Pandemic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3c2xldHRlcnMvdGhlLW5leHQtcGFuZGVtaWM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc1Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3NjQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCakQD2TC4zd4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to explore these crucial questions. It will feature arguments and analysis from experts and science writers about how to prepare for threats from pandemic pathogens, whatever they may be. In the first edition of the newsletter, sent on Sunday, we shared a cleareyed look at [the state of America’s pandemic readiness](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMi9vcGluaW9uL3BhbmRlbWljLWhlYWx0aC1wcmVwYXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc1Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3NjQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCakQD2TC4zd4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) from Tom Inglesby, the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. We also asked eight experts to [participate in a scaled-down pandemic simulation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMy8xMi9vcGluaW9uL3BhbmRlbWljLWRpc2Vhc2UteC1zaW11bGF0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc1Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3NjQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCakQD2TC4zd4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). This drill pushed them to apply Covid lessons to answer the question: If the next pandemic happened tomorrow, what should we do about schools, masks, vaccines and more? They didn’t all agree on how those in power should respond. The purpose was to show how, even with the same information and shared goals, experienced pandemic policymakers can still reach different conclusions. But [as Inglesby argues](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMi9vcGluaW9uL3BhbmRlbWljLWhlYWx0aC1wcmVwYXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc1Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3NjQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCakQD2TC4zd4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), making quick decisions with little information (like at the beginning of any pandemic) is easier when you have a clear sense of what policy options and resources you have at your disposal. 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[[Article Image] Tomasz Woźniakowski](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMi9vcGluaW9uL3BhbmRlbWljLWhlYWx0aC1wcmVwYXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc1Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3NjQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCakQD2TC4zd4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic America should be ready for Disease X. By Tom Inglesby](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMi9vcGluaW9uL3BhbmRlbWljLWhlYWx0aC1wcmVwYXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc1Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3NjQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCakQD2TC4zd4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [[Article Image] Tomasz Woźniakowski](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMy8xMi9vcGluaW9uL3BhbmRlbWljLWRpc2Vhc2UteC1zaW11bGF0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc1Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3NjQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCakQD2TC4zd4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [What if the Next Pandemic Happened Tomorrow? 8 experts debate what to do.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMy8xMi9vcGluaW9uL3BhbmRlbWljLWRpc2Vhc2UteC1zaW11bGF0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc1Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3NjQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCakQD2TC4zd4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjMwMzEzJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDMxM1cDbnl0QgpkCakQD2TC4zd4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Here’s what we’re focusing on today: Editors’ Picks [GUEST ESSAY Elizabeth Warren: We Can Prevent More Bank Failures The recent bank failures were entirely avoidable. By Elizabeth Warren](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMy9vcGluaW9uL2VsaXphYmV0aC13YXJyZW4tc2lsaWNvbi12YWxsZXktYmFuay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg3NTc4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzY0NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAmpEA9kwuM3eFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMy9vcGluaW9uL2VsaXphYmV0aC13YXJyZW4tc2lsaWNvbi12YWxsZXktYmFuay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg3NTc4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzY0NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAmpEA9kwuM3eFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [GUEST ESSAY Michelle Yeoh: I Know Something About Perseverance, but Not Like the Women on the Front Lines of Crisis As a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Program, I have seen up close how a crisis can expose deep existing inequalities. By Michelle Yeoh](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMy9vcGluaW9uL21pY2hlbGxlLXllb2gtb3NjYXJzLWVhcnRocXVha2UtcmVsaWVmLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc1Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3NjQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCakQD2TC4zd4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMy9vcGluaW9uL21pY2hlbGxlLXllb2gtb3NjYXJzLWVhcnRocXVha2UtcmVsaWVmLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc1Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3NjQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCakQD2TC4zd4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) More From Opinion [THE CONVERSATION Tucker Carlson Is No Less Dangerous as a Hypocrite They say that hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue, but in this case it’s the tribute that cynicism pays to cowardice. By Gail Collins and Bret Stephens](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMy9vcGluaW9uL3R1Y2tlci1jYXJsc29uLWpvZS1iaWRlbi1idWRnZXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDMxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzU3OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjc2NDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQJqRAPZMLjN3hSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl8ZWpP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMy9vcGluaW9uL3R1Y2tlci1jYXJsc29uLWpvZS1iaWRlbi1idWRnZXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDMxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzU3OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjc2NDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQJqRAPZMLjN3hSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [GUEST ESSAY Will Conservative Justices Ignore Their Own Limit on the Supreme Court’s Power? Why critics are saying that the conservative justices are exercising political, not judicial, power. By Stephen I. 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But we also need to ditch our gendered notions of what constitutes great acting. 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A federal court will rule soon on whether the Interior secretary can swap government land so a road can be built through a wilderness wildlife refuge. 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