COVID-19: The Preventable Pandemic COVID-19: The Preventable Pandemic Authored by Jeff M. Smith via RealClearWorld, When the Heritage Foundation released its comprehensive report on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, headlines tended to focus on the cost to the U.S. That’s not surprising: At an eye-popping $18 trillion, it’s almost 10 times the projected 2024 budget deficit. Arguably, however, …