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The ten-week gap that preceded Wuhan's first cases
A New York pandemic exercise models a coronavirus killing millions - then, ten weeks later, Wuhan reports unexplained pneumonia; what was that gap?
The ten-week gap that preceded Wuhan's first cases
In this episode, we follow a string of pandemic exercises and the institutions behind them, tracing how simulated gaps echoed into real-world outbreaks and policy responses. We ask how rehearsals like Event 201 and earlier drills shaped preparedness - and why a ten-week interval between simulation and outbreak still nags at experts.
Event: Event 201
Person: D.A. Henderson
Date: October 18, 2019…
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