LogFAQs > #946239493

We have had almost no federally-coordinated response, and an entire political party has dedicated itself to downplaying the severity of the pandemic and politicizing mask-wearing.
There's also the (unique to the U.S. in relation to European nations) fact that medical care is exorbitantly-expensive at point-of-care for most, and thus many avoid it until/unless they're seriously ill.