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Hantavirus made me reconsider the World Health Organization. Trump should too.
Key takeaways
- This meeting may represent the last chance for the U.S. to reverse course and remain a member of the WHO.
- The organization s superb handling of the ongoing hantavirus outbreak is the main reason I believe the U.S. should stay.
- Back at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, I was a big critic of the WHO.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
This meeting may represent the last chance for the U.S. to reverse course and remain a member of the WHO.
The organization s superb handling of the ongoing hantavirus outbreak is the main reason I believe the U.S. should stay. WHO has taken the lead since May 2, when it received confirmation that a passenger on a Dutch-flagged cruise ship which departed from Argentina on April 1 tested positive for the infection.
Back at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, I was a big critic of the WHO. I felt they were too close to China and it clouded their vision at a time the emerging pandemic had already spread beyond China into Europe.
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