The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appeared to defy President Donald Trump’s executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO) after the U.S. agency said it would participate in a conference with the global organization.
The CDC confirmed this week that it will go ahead and partake in a biannual conference on the influenza vaccine led by WHO.
"CDC will be actively participating virtually at the WHO vaccine consultation meeting for the recommendation of viruses for 2025-26 Northern Hemisphere Vaccine this week," a CDC spokesperson told Fox News.
The agency did not clarify if it received an exemption from Trump’s executive order, which required all officials to stop working with WHO.
Trump signed the executive order to withdraw the U.S. from WHO just hours after taking office last month. The president cited reasons such as WHO's "mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic," the "failure to adopt urgently needed reforms," and "unfairly onerous payments" forced on the U.S.
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The CDC confirmed this week that it will go ahead and partake in a biannual conference on the influenza vaccine led by WHO.
"CDC will be actively participating virtually at the WHO vaccine consultation meeting for the recommendation of viruses for 2025-26 Northern Hemisphere Vaccine this week," a CDC spokesperson told Fox News.
The agency did not clarify if it received an exemption from Trump’s executive order, which required all officials to stop working with WHO.
Trump signed the executive order to withdraw the U.S. from WHO just hours after taking office last month. The president cited reasons such as WHO's "mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic," the "failure to adopt urgently needed reforms," and "unfairly onerous payments" forced on the U.S.
CDC seems to defy Trump executive order by participating in WHO vaccine conference
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it would join a conference hosted by the World Health Organization in apparent defiance of President Donald Trump's executive order.
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