Kelley Lee

professor at Simon Fraser University

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President Donald Trump is threatening to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) completely — unless the international body commits to major   substantive…

What happens with vaccine development if US withdraws from World Health Organization?

President Donald Trump is threatening to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) completely — unless the international body commits to major substantive…

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