- Curious case of Crimson contagion exercise (Rhis look away : )) Archived Message
Posted by Tomski
on May 12, 2020, 3:48 pm, in reply to "The Novel Coronavirus Went Global In November - Or Maybe Even Much Earlier MoA"
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Not sure if this item has been discussed on the board. Over the last few years I have been seeing a lot of mil/civil exercises preceding the real thing. It would be interesting to see when this item was published into Wiki (beware of misinfo). Can't find the original date : (. Help welcome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Contagion Crimson Contagion was a simulation administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from January to August 2019 that tested the capacity of the U.S. federal government and twelve U.S. states to respond to a severe influenza pandemic originating in China. The exercise, which was conducted months prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, involves a scenario in which tourists returning from China spread a respiratory virus in the United States, beginning in Chicago. In less than two months the virus had infected 110 million Americans, killing more than half a million. The report issued at the conclusion of the exercise outlines the government's limited capacity to respond to a pandemic, with federal agencies lacking the funds, coordination, and resources to facilitate an effective response to the virus. H/T MoA |