An internal report from 2017 warned that a novel respiratory illness was the 'most likely and significant threat' in a pandemic and noted likely shortages of masks, beds and ventilators.
The Pentagon was aware of the likelihood of a pandemic brought on by a novel coronavirus years ago, according to a 2017 internal document reported byThe Pentagon was aware of the likelihood of a pandemic brought on by a novel coronavirus years ago, predicting with startling accuracy shortages of masks, hospital beds and ventilators that could occur in an outbreak, according toThe 103-page document — which the magazine describes as an update to an earlier Defense Department pandemic influenza...
"The intelligence community and the military were well aware of what could, and unfortunately, did happen" saidKlippenstein reports that he obtained the document from a Pentagon official who requested anonymity. Klippenstein says the Pentagon has not responded to his requests for comment on the story.that within intelligence circles, a coronavirus has been viewed as a likely threat going back at least five years.
The"USNORTHCOM Branch Plan 3560: Pandemic Influenza and Infectious Disease Response," as the document is titled, mentions past coronavirus outbreaks, including the MERS outbreak. The document notes that coronvavirus infections are also quite common worldwide.
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