The World Health Organization WHO conducted a two-day pandemic simulation last week.

Dubbed ‘Exercise Polaris, this latest drill involved over 15 countries and 20 health agencies.

According to the UN health agency, the exercise involved more than 350 health emergency groups, simulating an outbreak of a fictional virus spreading across the globe.

After failing to get their bird flu pandemic in 2024 and 2025, it looks like they may be trying to come up with new ways to submit populations to their plans…. which will no doubt include vaccinations.

Meanwhile WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has also warned that we the next pandemic could strike as soon as ‘tomorrow’!

A news release from the WHO stated: Participating countries included Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ethiopia, Germany, Iraq, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistan, Qatar, Somalia Uganda and Ukraine, with additional countries as observers. Each country participated through its national health emergency coordination structure and worked under real-life conditions to share information, align policies and activate their response.

Regional and global health agencies and organizations, including Africa CDC, European CDC, IFRC, IOM, UNICEF and established emergency networks such as the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, the Emergency Medical Teams initiative, Stand-by partners and the International Association of National Public Health Institutes, worked together to support country-led responses. More than 350 health emergency experts connected globally through this exercise.

“This exercise proves that when countries lead and partners connect, the world is better prepared,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “No country can face the next pandemic alone. Exercise Polaris shows that global cooperation is not only possible – it is essential.”

Throughout the simulation, countries led their own response efforts while engaging with WHO for coordination, technical guidance and emergency support. The exercise provided a rare opportunity for governments to test preparedness in a realistic environment, one where trust and mutual accountability were as critical as speed and capacity.

“The exercise sought to put into practice the procedures for inter-agency response to international health threats. Efficient coordination and interoperability processes are key to guaranteeing timely interventions in health emergencies,” said Dr Mariela Marín, Vice Minister of Health of Costa Rica, thanking the Pan American Health Organization for their support and the members of the National Risk Management System for their engagement”

Should we be worried?

Remember event 201 a table top exercise that took place in 2019. The exercise simulated an outbreak of a novel coronavirus that led to a severe pandemic

This took place, coincidentally, just prior to the outbreak of COVID 19.