In US news and current events today, former President Obama predicted the need for quick pandemic response in 2014. Obama called for more pandemic preparedness following the ebola epidemic in West Africa. Obama also stressed the importance of preparedness in a 2005 New York Times op-ed as a freshman U.S. senator. Watch Obama warn about pandemics in this clip. The Trump administration is under intense backlash for failing to properly prepare for the coronavirus pandemic. , Link , Watch You-Tube! >Link