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What a US exit from the WHO means for COVID-19 and global health

As President Trump terminates the US relationship with the agency, experts foresee incoherence, inefficiency and a resurgence of deadly diseases.
  1. Amy Maxmen
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US President Donald Trump has announced that he is “terminating” the country’s relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO), and that the United States will redirect funds intended for the agency to other global-health projects. During the announcement at a news briefing on 29 May, Trump reiterated accusations that the WHO is too lenient with China.

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Nature 582, 17 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01586-0

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  • Update 29 May 2020: On 29 May, US President Donald Trump announced at a press conference that he would “terminate” the US relationship with the World Health Organization. The text has been updated to reflect the decision.

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