Event 201 Pandemic - Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation

Selected moments from the Event 201 pandemic table top exercise hosted by The Johns Hopkins Centre for Health Security in partnership with the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on October 18, 2019, in New York, NY. The exercise illustrated the pandemic preparedness efforts needed to diminish the large-scale economic and societal consequences of a severe pandemic. Drawing from actual events, Event 201 identifies important policy issues and preparedness challenges that could be solved with sufficient political will and attention. These issues were designed in a narrative to engage and educate the participants and the audience. EVENT 201 IS A FICTIONAL EXERCISE AND DISEASE This training table top exercise is based on a fictional scenario. The inputs experts used for modelling the potential impact were fictional. It is a teaching and training resource for public health and government officials.