The United States has rejected amendments adopted in 2024 by members of the World Health Organization to its legally binding health rules aimed at improving preparedness for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19.

World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Chen Junxia) US administration said on Friday local time

One day before the deadline, the U.S. government has issued a refusal of new international health regulations that dramatically expand the World Health Organization’s international powers. The WHO’s 2024 amendments to International Health Regulations – adopted by the organization’s highest decision-making body,