whether or not it was a "manmade virus" (no evidence to support that), yes we were absolutely unprepared. compare our response to south korea or germany. we didnt have ample testing for months on end, while our president was downplaying it as a flu and a hoax while in private knowing how dangerous it was. we now have a quarter of the world's covid deaths. that means many other places were better prepared and responded better than we did, whether it was manmade or not
i dont use tiktok so i dont care. but banning social media platforms is pretty authoritarian... we criticize authoritarians like china (
the irony) for banning facebook, youtube, etc