![]() ![]() Businesses close, resulting in a large-scale loss of services,” and with millions of people requiring hospitalization “hospitals are quickly overwhelmed.” Utilities, police, fire, government, and other essential services are disrupted due to social distancing and employee absenteeism. The report continues, “Because of the pandemic, social distancing is in widespread effect. Under the headline “Pandemic Scenario,” the report describes a sequence of catastrophes that would unfold as a “new (novel) strain of influenza virus” spreads across the United States and infects 30% of the populace and “conventional flu vaccines are ineffective against the current strain.” ![]() Written before the new coronavirus first surfaced in China, the report offered these predictions: The magnitude of patients would create “a shortage of medical supplies, equipment, beds, and healthcare workers.” The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) warned last year that a pandemic caused by a new strain of influenza would cripple the country‘s response capabilities by driving millions of people into overwhelmed hospitals. Congress warned 18 months before COVID-19 ![]()
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