>>9351444 (PB)

https://www.bendbulletin.com/nation/none-of-these-195-countries-u-s-included-is-fully-prepared-for-a-pandemic-report/article_eedc452d-7551-5c8b-8ed1-af9830fc94a6.html

Link to "Free" copy of article referenced in Q's Post.

Written by

Lena H. Sun

Washington, D.C.

National reporter focusing on health

Education: Cornell University, BS in communication; Columbia University, MA in journalism

Lena H. Sun is a national reporter for The Washington Post covering health, with a special focus on public health and infectious disease. A longtime reporter at The Post, she has covered a variety of beats, including the Metro transit system, immigration and education. She has also served as The Post's Beijing bureau chief.

Honors & Awards:

Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for coverage of the war on terrorism, part of national reporting team, 2002

Robert F. Kennedy journalism award, international print, 1994

Professional Affiliations: Association of Health Care Journalists

Foreign languages spoken: Mandarin, some French, some Spanish

https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/lena-h-sun/

>>9352238

From the Article:

During the 2014 Ebola crisis, the Obama administration created an Ebola czar and established a unit on global health security and biodefense, headed at the senior director level, at the National Security Council. That unit was abolished last year under a reorganization by then-national security adviser John Bolton.

MSM Blamed Trump for Bolton's decision

>>9352238

>>9352441

Also from the article…

The factors driving down the U.S. score include the risks of social unrest and terrorism, and low public confidence in government.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-05-27/kcbs-anchors-jeff-michael-garth-kemp-sharon-tay-layoffs

The Los Angeles Times, citing unnamed sources, said as many as 400 people across ViacomCBS may have lost their jobs. The Times said the cuts were largely concentrated in Los Angeles and New York.