Covid Inquiry: UK 'Failed Citizens'
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07/18/24
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Today we look at the first report released by the Covid Inquiry.
Focusing on pandemic preparations, it said the governments of the UK and devolved nations had ‘failed its citizens’ by planning for the wrong pandemic. The report lays out the failures, including ‘groupthink’ mentality and ‘labyrinthine’ systems.
Adam is joined by health reporter Jim Reed and Catherine Haddon from the Institute for Government.
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