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British exceptionalism undermined pandemic preparedness, MPs told – The Guardian
Dame Sally Davies says groupthink meant advisers focused on threat from pandemic flu
Health policyDame Sally Davies says groupthink meant advisers focused on threat from pandemic flu
Britains preparedness for the coronavirus pandemic was undermined by scientists believing that such a disease was unlikely to reach UK shores and spread widely, the former chief medical officer for England has told MPs.
Prof Dame Sally Davies, who handed over to Prof Chris Whitty last year, said groupthink and British exceptionalism contributed to advisers underestimating the risk from pathogens that…
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