The Washington Post May 23, 2026 • 10:34

How the Ebola outbreak is testing U.S. pandemic preparedness - The Washington Post

By Lena H. Sun, Lauren Weber

How the Ebola outbreak is testing U.S. pandemic preparedness - The Washington Post

The crisis raises questions about whether the administration can implement a fast, coordinated response when many of the people and agencies that once drove those efforts are gone or diminished.

In 2014, when Ebola tore through West Africa and threatened to become a global catastrophe, the White House installed an Ebola czar to coordinate a massive U.S. response across agencies and governmen… [+316 chars]

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