Trding, We are toping the list of deaths in the

Trding,

We are toping the list of deaths in the World and it is extremely sad to see than more than 20400 of our citizens have passed away. I am sure we will need to do some serious soul-searching when everything is said and done. There are government institutions whose work is (or was) to, precisely, foresee, prepare, monitor, communicate, coordinate and respond to a Pandemic. We have this with influenza every year.

I am not trying to be a Monday coach. No, but I cannot understand why having all the resources available we where caught unprepared and, apparently, unaware.

Until it was too late, as you point out, we lost some precious weeks that would had saved thousands of lives.

Below some pandemic related government institutions, some should had been monitoring the developments overseas and should had blown the whistle real loud and real soon it is not as this was their first rodeo. Or maybe they did and nobody was listening. It is maddening.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Directs all HHS pandemic response activities.
Office of Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) Coordinates HHS pandemic activities and monitors progress.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness (OPHEP)
Coordinates HHS response activities with other federal departments and agencies.
National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO)
Coordinates development and revisions of the pandemic preparedness and response plan; coordinates and monitors preparedness activities during the inter-pandemic period, reporting to ASH
Office of the General Counsel (OGC) Advises on law related to key pandemic response activities.
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs (ASPA)
Develops communications plan including public messages and materials.
Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA) Oversees interactions with other governments and international organizations related to pandemic preparedness.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Works with partners throughout the nation and the world to monitor health, detect and investigate health problems; develops, evaluates and modifies disease control and prevention strategies; stockpiles antiviral drugs and other essential materials; promotes and supports influenza vaccination programs. The Influenza Pandemic Operation Plan (OPLAN) is published by the CDC.

Apart there are supporting agencies that have influence in the preparedness and response such as:

Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) coordinates planning for health care and hospital surge capacity and emergency preparedness. National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) The Committee advises the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) on pandemic preparedness from perspectives of the multiple stakeholders including in the committee membership.