BEFORE THE MEMORY FADES: EVALUATING THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL QUARANTINE STRATEGY AS PART OF A MODERNIZED PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE NEXT PANDEMIC.

The article discusses the need to create a national quarantine plan as part of a modernized public health strategy to a pandemic in the U.S. following the COVID-19 pandemic. Other topics include the statutory ability of the federal government to implement a national quarantine as a public health response to contagious diseases, and the challenges with the implementation of public health mandates involving quarantine.