No, it wasn't novel. History is full of prior examples of large scale outbreaks. Wide scale, highly detailed simulations have been performed over the years. Cri

No, it wasn't novel. History is full of prior examples of large scale outbreaks. Wide scale, highly detailed simulations have been performed over the years. Crisis managers have warned for decades that we were not prepared for the next pandemic. In addition, crises of different nature have similar structures. The readiness to deal with the structure of crises of different nature can be tested.