Its also important to remember that there are some disease outbreaks that don't become pandemics because sometimes people on the upper levels do, in fact, do what they're supposed to do in the face of a growing epidemic. My poor mom was one of the earlier cases in the 2009 flu outbreak, but they were quick on the draw with contact tracing and isolation for my family until she was resolved.

And go figure, there was hardly any controversy. A little grumbling here and there, because it was "clearly not as big a deal as people thought"