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Patient-zero drill finds 40% of health facilities failed
Original: Patient-zero drill put health facilities to the test—40% of them failed
Health facilities took part in a patient-zero drill designed to test how quickly and effectively they could respond to a first suspected case of an infectious disease. Ars Technica reports that 40% of the facilities tested failed the exercise, exposing gaps in readiness. The results are drawing attention to weaknesses in outbreak preparedness among hospitals and clinics.
Why now: The large failure rate in a pandemic-style preparedness test raises concerns about health systems' readiness for new outbreaks.
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