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Many factors, from wealth and racial inequalities to the accessibility of healthcare and more, all played a role in causing the American coronavirus pandemic to reach this scale. But one factor few have considered, yet which may have had the largest impact, may be what could be called the “structural fragility” of American scientific and governing institutions.