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The Cabinet Office acknowledged the need for international co-operation to assess threats, manage risks and...
Conclusion
The Cabinet Office acknowledged the need for international co-operation to assess threats, manage risks and share information. As examples of the UK’s engagement, they mentioned work carried out with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in response to Ebola; the Carbis Bay Declaration, issued in July 2021, which commits G7 countries to share results from vaccine and therapeutic trials to tackle COVID-19 and prevent future health threats; the commitment of governments and life science industry, following a discussions at a UK-hosted G7 Health Ministers’ meeting in June 2021, to reduce the time to develop diagnostics, vaccines and treatments to 100 days after a new pandemic threat is identified; and the UK’s role as host of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).19
Government Response
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Source
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
Report
Forty-Sixth Report Government preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for government on risk
23 Mar 2022
HC 952
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age
4.5 yrs
Report published
23 Mar 2022