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Preparing for and preventing the next public health emergency : lessons learned from the Coronavirus crisis : final report / Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis.

by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Reform. Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, author.

[Washington, D.C.] : Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, 2022.

Strategic National Stockpile (Program)

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- United States.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Economic aspects -- United States.

Emergency management -- United States.

Public health -- United States.

COVID-19 (Disease) -- United States -- Prevention.

COVID-19 (Disease) -- Vaccination -- United States.

United States. Congress. House. Report ; 117-652.

xi, 206, 1 unnumbered page, 9 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Executive summary -- Introduction -- Heightened susceptibility to public health threats and the Trump Administration's mismanagement of the crisis resulted in the United States having a higher coronavirus mortality rate than the majority of its peer countries. Long-term underinvestment in public health infrastructure and longstanding health disparities put the nation at increased risk from the coronavirus ; Before the coronavirus crisis, the UnIted States had not sufficiently invested in pandemic preparedness, despite well-known risks ; The Trump Administration's failed stewardship over the pandemic response and persistent pattern of political interference undermined the nation's ability to respond to the pandemic ; The toll of the coronavirus fell disproportionately on the most vulnerable ; Life-saving vaccinations and the Biden Administration's stewardship helped the nation emerge from the coronavirus crisis, yet decisions made by the Trump Administration, actions take by private companies, and predatory actors spreading misinformation have undermined these efforts -- The economic crisis caused by the pandemic-disproportionately impacting those already struggling-was ameliorated by aggressive congressional action, but the Trump Administration's poor implementation of emergency programs limited their effectiveness, efficiency , and equity while contributing to waste, fraud,and abuse. As the coronavirus crisis upended the U.S. economy, longstanding inadequate protections for workers put America's families at increased risk ; Congress passes rapid, aggressive federal relief to save lives and reduce economic damage, which compensated for structural weaknesses ; The Trump Administration failed to prioritize and effectively deliver relief for working Americans ; Poor implementation and oversight of federal aid programs, combined with unscrupulous private actors, led to significant waste, fraud, and abuse and a less effective pandemic response ; Congress and the Biden Administration improved the federal implementation of pandemic programs, addressed earlier failures, and supported a robust and equitable jobs recovery -- Moving forward : recommendations for continuing ongoing management of the coronavirus and preventing and addressing future public health and economic crises. Critical investments are needed to sustain the ongoing response to the coronavirus, reinvigorate a chronically underfunded public health infrastructure, and bolster the nation's ability to prevent and respond to future public health emergencies ; Critical changes must be made to ensure that responses to future viruses assist working Americans equitably, to decrease our economic vulnerabilities to future crises in the first place, and to guard the integrity of relief programs.

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