Johns Hopkins hosts simulated pandemic

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security today is holding a simulated exercise in pandemic preparedness. Being held in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the event will involve 16 representatives from private companies, public health institutions, and other agencies coming together to play in a tabletop activity. It will mimic a series of lifelike scenarios and involve the players engaging in difficult discussions to solve dilemmas that may arise due to a pandemic. The point: to illustrate how disasters impact not only health, but also global economies and other aspects of society. The whole exercise will take 3 1/2 hours and will be livestreamed for the public — who can also participate in a virtual discussion — beginning at 8:45 a.m. ET.