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The ‘Pandemic Agreement’: What it is, What it isn’t, and What it Could Mean for the U.S.

This brief was updated on June 18 to reflect developments at the 2024 World Health Assembly. The Biden administration has supported the concept of an agreement, and has been engaged in negotiations ...
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Countries formally adopt WHO’s Pandemic Agreement for future pandemics

After years of debates between governments, member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) have formally adopted the world's first Pandemic Agreement. Also informally known as the Pandemic ...

Ebola Reminder Of Urgent Need To Finish Pandemic Treaty: WHO Chief

Deadly outbreaks like the Ebola epidemic raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo show the urgent need to complete an ...
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As WHO Pandemic Treaty Nears Completion, Critics Raise Red Flags for US Freedoms

As the May deadline approaches for finalizing negotiations between the World Health Organization (WHO) and its 194 member nations over how much authority they will cede to the WHO once it declares a ...
STAT

What’s missing from the WHO Pandemic Treaty

Psaki is a senior fellow at the Brown University School of Public Health and former U.S. coordinator for global health security at the National Security Council. Jha is the dean of the Brown ...
News Medical

WHO’s new pandemic measures may ignore lessons from COVID-19

Researchers at the University of Leeds, UK, have recently analyzed the World Health Organization (WHO) 's pre- and post-pandemic reports to explore the scientific basis and rationale for implementing ...
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WHO Makes Key Concessions Ahead of Pandemic Treaty Vote

The World Health Organization (WHO) has watered down some provisions of its pandemic agreements ahead of the upcoming World Health Assembly on May 27. Critics in the United States, however, say the ...
Medical Xpress

Pandemic agreement: key points

The WHO Pandemic Agreement, an accord designed to address the mistakes made in handling COVID-19, is being submitted for adoption Tuesday at the World Health Assembly. The annual decision-making ...
Medscape

Italy Abstains From WHO’s Pandemic Pact — Sovereignty or Unity?

On May 20, 2025, member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted the world’s first Pandemic Agreement with 124 votes in favour and 11 abstentions. The landmark decision by the 78th World ...
Medical Xpress

First step for pandemic prevention: Experts comment on WHO's first binding national agreement

The World Health Organization (WHO) is on the verge of adopting the world's first binding international agreement focused on pandemic prevention. This landmark development, schedule for potential ...
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WHO member states adopt pandemic agreement without U.S.

The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday adopted a landmark agreement to promote the timely and equitable distribution of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics during a ...
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WHO member states are negotiating a pandemic treaty. But will countries follow the new rules?

The outbreak of COVID-19 and its evolution into a full-blown pandemic showed the importance of coordinated action in stopping the spread of a virus, as it also showed the importance of acting quickly ...