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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday July 08 2020, @04:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the everything-is-fine-here dept.

USA Today reports Trump has Officially Begun to Withdraw the US From the World Health Organization as Pandemic Spikes:

The Trump administration has officially begun to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the globe and infections spike in many states across the U.S.

Congress received formal notification of the decision on Tuesday, more than a month after President Donald Trump announced his intention to end the U.S. relationship with the WHO and blasted the multilateral institution as a tool of China. The White House said the withdrawal would take effect on July 6, 2021.

[...] The formal withdrawal comes as the United States nears 3 million reported coronavirus cases and more than 130,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Globally, there have been 11.6 million cases and almost 540,000 deaths.

Additional Coverage:
Trump administration moves to formally withdraw US from WHO
Trump administration begins formal withdrawal from World Health Organization
Trump Begins Process Of U.S. Withdrawal From World Health Organization

Previously:
(2020-05-20) Trump Threatens to Take US Out of WHO Entirely and Stop All US Funding
(2020-04-15) Trump to Halt Funding to WHO


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  • (Score: 1) by joey0 on Wednesday July 08 2020, @09:04PM (5 children)

    by joey0 (5763) on Wednesday July 08 2020, @09:04PM (#1018385)

    Excuse my ignorance. But can you provide citations for two of your assertions?

    "Lotta people died because the WHO didn't want China to 'lose face'"

    and

    "Chinese donors personally enriched some WHO officials"

  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Thursday July 09 2020, @01:20AM (3 children)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Thursday July 09 2020, @01:20AM (#1018463)

    It's not ignorance if you haven't been keeping up with whatever are the latest Fox News talking points about WHo and China.

    It is just made up, don't expect citations.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 09 2020, @02:43AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 09 2020, @02:43AM (#1018492)

      Fire & Maneuver, classic Fox News Trump military tactics.

    • (Score: 2) by Bot on Thursday July 09 2020, @07:40AM (1 child)

      by Bot (3902) on Thursday July 09 2020, @07:40AM (#1018586) Journal

      Listen kids. The hospital in Udine Italy, did not apply WHO guidelines, and saved 34 out of 36 covid infected patients using ozone therapy. I talked with one of the doctors.
      Other places in Italy used hyperimmune plasma, hydroxychloroquine. The WHO is still about vaccination, which has a pathetic history against coronaviruses AFAIK

      I'm no expert but Google away instead of losing time hating Trump electoral moves or the lefties countermoves. You have a bigger stake in your health.

      --
      Account abandoned.
      • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Thursday July 09 2020, @09:23PM

        by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Thursday July 09 2020, @09:23PM (#1018827)

        The WHO is still about vaccination...

        No they're not, because there is no vaccine, and won't be for another couple of years.

        I'm no expert...

        Yeah? No kidding.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 09 2020, @01:58AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 09 2020, @01:58AM (#1018478)

    1 [sky.com]
    2* [thehill.com]

    * Note China in Africa [theafricareport.com] and the outright corruption at play