The United States government already is seriously overcommitted and underperforming
Russia has its endless war in Ukraine, Africa has the Sudanese civil war, the U.S. is on the brink of invading Venezuela, India and Pakistan had a brief (non-nuclear) war in South Asia, and Israel bombed Iran, Qatar, Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
The loss of measles elimination status in Canada is a symptom of a declining trust in public messaging about science and health