Clade X

Not to be confused with Disease X.

Clade X: A Global Health Security Simulation was a pandemic modelling exercise led by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Health Security, which occurred on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C. ^[1] The exercise was named after a hypothetical novel virus, and simulated efforts to counter a fast-moving and deadly epidemic released on purpose by a terrorist group consisting of scientists and their rich backers wanting to reduce overpopulation. ^{[2] [3]} In the simulation, the hypothetical pandemic resulted in 900 million simulated deaths. ^[4] The exercise was invitation-only and nearly 150 people attended. ^[5]

Participants

The exercise was co-hosted by the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), the Global Health Council, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). ^[6] It was funded through a grant from Open Philanthropy. ^[7]

References

1. Watson, Crystal; Toner, Eric S.; Shearer, Matthew P.; Rivers, Caitlin; Meyer, Diane; Hurtado, Christopher; Watson, Matthew; Gronvall, Gigi Kwik; Adalja, Amesh A.; Sell, Tara Kirk; Inglesby, Tom; Cicero, Anita (2019-10-07). "Clade X: A Pandemic Exercise" . Health Security. 17 (5): 410–417. doi:10.1089/hs.2019.0097. ISSN   2326-5094.
2. Loria, Kevin. "This Pandemic Could Kill 900 Million People if It Happened Today, Warns Leading Medical Institute". ScienceAlert. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
3. Seidel, Jamie (2018-07-30). "A virus attack could end the world". news.com.au. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
4. Waugh, Rob (2018-07-30). "Pandemic 'could wipe out 900 million people,' experts warn". Metro. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
5. Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (2021-12-16). "About Clade X, a tabletop exercise". Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
6. "Clade X: A Global Health Security Pandemic Simulation Highlights Need to Support Global Health Security Initiatives". Global Health Council . 2018-08-16. Archived from the original on 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
7. Mandal, Ananya (2018-07-31). "World not ready to deal with a viral pandemic". News-Medical. Archived from the original on 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

External links

• Official website

Further reading

• Myers, Nathan (December 2018). "Global Health Security is Global Security: The lessons of Clade X". World Affairs . 181 (4): 403–412. doi: 10.1177/0043820018811495 . S2CID   149460211.
• Myers, Nathan (14 July 2020). "Coordination, Communication, and Clade X: Challenges and Lessons Learned from Health Emergency Exercise After-Action Reports and How They Can Help Guide Future Efforts to Improve Information Sharing". Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management . 17 (2) 20180048. doi: 10.1515/jhsem-2018-0048 . Retrieved 28 May 2022.
• Norman, Emma R. (June 2020). "Note From the Editor: Clade X, Coronavirus, and the Challenges of Global Health Security". World Affairs. 183 (2): 100–104. doi: 10.1177/0043820020922011 . S2CID   219760853 . Retrieved 28 May 2022.