indeed they aren’t, and beyond that governments want to continue existing. in a bad scenario governments fall with this and some probably will. in nightmare, all western governments become emergency powers entities for a long long time.
also, plague reaction is gone from our culture. next time a whiff of something pops up in asia, you might see a very different popular reaction forcing government to restrict entry into the country. once everyone has buried at least one loved one from this, it changes for generations.
You state that as if it is a certainty. Good grief.