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Those are smiles and hugs
and tears and barbeques. They're not numbers
on a paper. Through the spring, the death toll would rise
to 100,000. It was a terrifying marker for the failure
of the American response. The U.S. was 4%
of the world's population and 20% of the deaths
from the virus. Despite the fatal consequences
of inaction, the government could not solve
basic problems like supplies for test kits
and tears and barbeques. They're not numbers
on a paper. Through the spring, the death toll would rise
to 100,000. It was a terrifying marker for the failure
of the American response. The U.S. was 4%
of the world's population and 20% of the deaths
from the virus. Despite the fatal consequences
of inaction, the government could not solve
basic problems like supplies for test kits
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Those are smiles and hugs
and tears and barbeques.
00:00:04.937 --> 00:00:08.991
They're not numbers
on a paper.
00:00:08.042 --> 00:00:09.877
Through the spring,
00:00:09.909 --> 00:00:12.747
the death toll would rise
to 100,000.
00:00:12.078 --> 00:00:14.448
It was a terrifying marker
00:00:14.481 --> 00:00:17.351
for the failure
of the American response.
00:00:17.383 --> 00:00:20.421
The U.S. was 4%
of the world's population
00:00:20.454 --> 00:00:24.058
and 20% of the deaths
from the virus.
00:00:24.001 --> 00:00:26.927
Despite the fatal consequences
of inaction,
00:00:26.959 --> 00:00:29.497
the government could not solve
basic problems
00:00:29.053 --> 00:00:31.699
like supplies for test kits.
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Movie Summary
An in-depth look at how the United States government handled the response to the COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.
