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Lawmakers Respond to Biden’s Decision to Have US Rejoin WHO
President Joe Biden’s decision to halt the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) has received mixed reactions from Congress.
“Having the United States rejoin the World Health Organization without it undergoing serious reforms is foolish,” stated Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), who is a ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, in a Jan. 20 press release.
Comer added: “From the very start of the coronavirus pandemic, the WHO and Secretary-General Tedros have proven that their priority has been to abet the Chinese government at the expense of the American people and the rest of the world.
President Biden's top adviser on COVID-19, Anthony Fauci, stressed the new administration's support for the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday after former President Trump and his administration's criticism. Fauci vowed during a virtual WHO executive board meeting to rejoin the effort to distribute vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics around the world and to restart funding and staff support for the organization. He also indicated.
China Welcome s Biden s WHO Return amid Grim Situation of US COVID-19
On 1/21/21 at 2:32 PM EST
China has hailed the return of the United States to the World Health Organization, which former President Donald Trump had announced he would abandon over claims of China wielding undue influence over the agency overseeing the global response to the worst pandemic in a century.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying responded to President Joe Biden s turnaround on the WHO during Thursday s press conference in Beijing. With regard to the retraction of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, we all know that WHO is a specialized institution in the field of international health and plays an important leading and coordinating role in international anti-epidemic cooperation, Hua said. China always maintains that all countries should actively support WHO s work and jointly safeguard international public health security.