Duh? Any other answer is BS. Do our wonderful leaders care? Nope. They live in gated communities.
Gated communities don’t stop bacterial plagues or viral epidemics.
All those rich and famous people require their servants, washer women, gardeners and pool boys.
They also need food, most of which is imported.
Some of the diseases we will see in the future will not be stopped by even the best modern medicine.
The only defense will be total isolation from contact with the outside world of the carriers.
Even the rich and powerful will die in agony.
The 13th century taught this lesson very well.