The UK's pandemic preparedness and early response to the COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Jochem Rietveld (Author), Tom Hobson (Author), Lara Mani (Author), Shahar Avin (Author), Lalitha Sundaram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This article focuses on the UK's pre-COVID 19 pandemic preparedness and its early response to the COVID-19 pandemic (January '20 - March '20). The aim of this article is to explain the high excess mortality the UK experienced compared to many of its international and European peers in...