On this page you will find links to news releases and statements issued by the Co-Chairs and The Independent Panel, from the first announcements in 2020 until today.
List of news stories
The Independent Panel Works to Establish Authoritative Chronology of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response is working to establish an authoritative chronology of the emergence, global recommendations, national response, and impacts of SARS-CoV2, the virus which causes…
The Co-Chairs’ welcome: 2nd meeting, 20 October 2020.
The Independent Panel held its 2nd meeting, virtually, on 20-21 October. The Co-Chairs’ welcome remarks are posted here.
Co-Chairs Introduce the Independent Panel
HE Ellen Johnson Sirlead and Rt Hon. Helen Clark introduce the panel and the way it will do its work
The Co-Chairs Presentation to the WHO Executive Board Special Session, October 6 2020
The Co-Chairs Slides Accompanying their Presentation to the WHO Executive Board Special Session, October 6 2020
The Co-Chairs Slides Accompanying their Presentation to the WHO Executive Board Special Session, Oct 6 2020
The Independent Panel begins its work on how and why COVID-19 became a global pandemic and what lessons can be learned
The Panel sets Terms of Reference to enable it to distill lessons learned and make recommendations aimed at ensuring better protection of human health and economic and social wellbeing.
Panelists Named to Join the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
Today, the Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response announced the names of the panelists.
Remarks of the Co-Chairs to a Media Briefing Naming the Panel Members
Here are the Co-Chairs remarks to a media briefing held virtually on 3 September 2020.