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January 24, 2024Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

Review of Israel’s action and response during the COVID-19 pandemic and tabletop exercise for the evaluation of readiness and resilience—lessons learned 2020–2021

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KMKhitam MuhsenDCDani CohenAGAharona Glatman‐Freedman

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Overview

Health policy review reveals national pandemic response strengths and community trust deficits in public health systems, highlighting the need for improved minority engagement.

Key Points

  • Appraise strengths and weaknesses of the national COVID-19 pandemic response to develop actionable recommendations for future public health emergencies.
  • Reviewed pandemic response policies, mitigation measures, and care delivery interventions implemented during 2020–2021.
  • Conducted a tabletop simulation exercise to evaluate systemic readiness, resilience, and operational decision-making.
  • Effective response components included multi-sectoral collaboration, policy design, rapid infrastructure deployment, care delivery, and mitigation measures including mass vaccination.
  • Primary vulnerabilities identified centered on risk communication strategies, public trust deficits, and limited cooperation with minority populations.

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Muhsen et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8af9cce048d2571bedcadhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1308267
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