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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mike Stobbe

CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal

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U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.

A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all agency staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations and “await further guidance.”

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