For Think Global Health, Amanda McClelland, our Senior Vice President of Prevent Epidemics, explains how systemic issues and recent government decisions are undermining H5N1 response efforts in the United States—and calls for bold, coordinated action on three critical fronts. “The current outbreak began during the Joe Biden administration, which experts criticized for its failure to intervene quickly… The Donald Trump administration’s recent decisions…severely undermine public health efforts, exacerbating mistrust and confusion. These shortcomings leave the United States woefully unprepared to address outbreaks—even of familiar pathogens—and the looming possibility of a new pandemic.”