The Trump administration declined to use an Obama-era pandemic preparedness playbook, Politico reports

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• The Trump administration declined to use a nearly 70-page pandemic preparedness playbook created by the National Security Council's health unit during the Obama administration, Politico reported.
• The playbook anticipated and gave instructions for federal officials to prepare for many of the same roadblocks the Trump administration now faces, including lack of medical equipment and coordination.
• Multiple officials from the NSC and the US Department of Health Human Services told Politico that they decided not to heavily rely on it because it was made four years ago.
• The document also never underwent the proper interagency vetting and approval processes to become an official part of the White House's strategy.
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The Trump administration declined to use a nearly 70-page pandemic preparedness playbook created by the National Security Council's health unit during the Obama administration in favor of other preparation materials, Politico reported on Wednesday.

The playbook, devised in 2016 both by top political appointees and career national security officials in the wake of the 2014-15 Ebola crisis, sought to lay the groundwork for a seamless and coordinated response to avoid confusion and conflicting messages from federal officials. 

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