David Cameron admits 'failing' in preparing for pandemic at Covid inquiry - as former PM heckled after giving evidence
official inquiry, Mr Cameron said: "I don't think it's right to say the government only looked at pandemic flu, it didn't look at other things - the risk registers and other documents mention Mers and Sars and other types of pandemics.
Asked about Dame Deirdre Hine's independent review into swine flu, he said: "My reaction to reading Hine was, like many of the other reports, it doesn't mention the potential for asymptomatic transmission.
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