Similarly, intermittent funding only drives up costs as you now have to waist time on paying someone to hiring back and training skilled lab workers, rebuy all the reagents that expired while the lab was shuttered. Plus researchers now have to budget in extra 'runway' money to use for grant writing purposes incase their funding gets unexpectant cut.
#1 is a partisan issue. If you can't test, you can't have higher #s
#2 is partisan because cities need it more than rural areas and we know which way cities vote
#3 is partisan because some neo-idiots make their party about 'open borders' and the other assholes care more about the 'stock market' than people.
#4 is partisan because one party doesn't believe in Science
1 out of 4 is a problem with Democrats are handling things
4 out 4 is a problem with Republicans
Neither can be trusted to do what is right. However, shame seems to be the only way to produce some action. Since most of the stupidity is happening from the party in charge this is going to continue to look politically divisive until corrective actions are taken.
You can't take damsel here now.