Indeed, although I’m not sure what the utility of a preparedness plan prepared only after an outbreak has started would be, especially one created at the speed

Indeed, although I’m not sure what the utility of a preparedness plan prepared only after an outbreak has started would be, especially one created at the speed of the Civil Service. You can read more context (including the ethical framework and the individual studies used as evidence to underlie the plan) here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pandemic-flu https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pandemic-flu