Event 201 Pandemic Tabletop Exercise
EVENT 201
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What the document is
A live tabletop exercise held in New York City simulating a novel coronavirus pandemic. Fifteen participants drawn from business, government, and public health worked through supply chains, economic damage, and public communication, and the organizers published their materials, videos, and closing recommendations.
Why it is in the report
The exercise is documented, dated, and public, and its recommendations on managing information during a pandemic are worth reading in full.
What this document does not say. The organizers stated plainly that Event 201 was not a prediction and that their modeling figures were an illustration rather than a forecast. This library cites the exercise for its timing, its participants, and its published recommendations, not as evidence that anyone knew what was coming.
Open the primary source ↗If that link fails, search the issuer ↗Exercise materials and videos ↗Search the issuer ↗
Pull it yourself
- Open the Center for Health Security site.
- Find the tabletop exercises section.
- Read the Event 201 recommendations and watch the published segments.
Cite this record
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Event 201 Pandemic Tabletop Exercise. Tabletop exercise, 2019-10-18. https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/tabletop-exercises/event-201-pandemic-tabletop-exercise
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