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| + | '''Exercise Cygnus''' was a simulation exercise carried out by NHS England in October 2016 to estimate the impact of a hypothetical H2N2 influenza pandemic on the United Kingdom. | ||
In late April 2020, ''The Observer'' reported that the government has been threatened with legal action over demands to publish the results of the study.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Doward|first=Jamie|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/26/doctor-sue-results-operation-cygnus|title=If ministers fail to reveal 2016 flu study they ‘will face court’|date=2020-04-26|work=The Observer|access-date=2020-04-26|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}</ref> | In late April 2020, ''The Observer'' reported that the government has been threatened with legal action over demands to publish the results of the study.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Doward|first=Jamie|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/26/doctor-sue-results-operation-cygnus|title=If ministers fail to reveal 2016 flu study they ‘will face court’|date=2020-04-26|work=The Observer|access-date=2020-04-26|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:13, 15 May 2020
| Date | October 2016 |
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| Description | Drill to estimate the impact of a hypothetical H2N2 influenza pandemic (UK). Held October 2016 |
Exercise Cygnus was a simulation exercise carried out by NHS England in October 2016 to estimate the impact of a hypothetical H2N2 influenza pandemic on the United Kingdom.
In late April 2020, The Observer reported that the government has been threatened with legal action over demands to publish the results of the study.[1]
Known Participants
2 of the 3 of the participants already have pages here:
| Participant | Description |
|---|---|
| Imperial College London | A UK college, highly funded by the Gates Foundation, which played a central part in the COVID-19 deep event by creating hysterical spreading models |
| NHS | The National Health service (NHS) is the public health system of the United Kingdom. |
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