The COVID-19 Intelligence Failure: Why Warning Was Not Enough

Robert L. Ostergard

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law2025https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-11863275article
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Global public health experts, scholars, and even politicians warned for years of the potential for a viral pandemic that would cause significant disruptions to life around the world.Now four years

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@article{robert2025,
  title        = {{The COVID-19 Intelligence Failure: Why Warning Was Not Enough}},
  author       = {Robert L. Ostergard},
  journal      = {Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-11863275},
}

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0.46

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.37 × 0.4 = 0.15
M · momentum0.60 × 0.15 = 0.09
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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