The document I get when I follow the link says it was published in March 2020, and it cites sources from as late as 2019:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/jicrcr/vol3/iss1/4/
Does anyone know where Armstrong is getting the 2017 date from?
Also see:
The SPARS Pandemic 2025-2028: A Futuristic Scenario to Facilitate Medical Countermeasure Communication
Authors:Brunson, E. K.; Chandler, H.; Gronvall, G. K.; Ravi, S.; Sell, T. K.; Shearer, M. P.; Schoch-Spana, M.
Date posted:March 05, 2020
Publication type:Article
Publication:
Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research 2020;3(1):71–102