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Covid-19 inquiry: not yet
Covid-19 inquiry: ducking the issue, ducks in a row, and pandemic anatidaephobia
BMJ 2020; 370 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3241 (Published 25 August 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;370:m3241
- Joe Brierley, director of bioethics and consultant intensivist
- Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1N 3JH, UK
- joe.brierley{at}gosh.nhs.uk
While we await the inevitable public inquiry into the UK’s management of covid-19,1 it is only fair to note that the situation is without precedent. But that is the very reason disaster planning exists and, notably, the UK was until recently a global leader in pandemic preparation.2
As politicians aim to get their ducks in a row regarding …
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