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Midnight Writer

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5. Trump also pulled our monitors out of Wuhan just before COVID hit.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2025, 10:31 AM

Jan 2025

How did that work out for everybody?

The earliest point that we can interrupt a major pandemic or worldwide health crisis is the best point. Trump seems to think that we should just let the diseases grow into a global crisis before we do anything about it.

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WHO urges US to 'reconsider' withdrawal from global health organisation [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2025 OP

It's not about the money, or the goals of health agencies bucolic_frolic Jan 2025 #1

I wonder if this has anything to do with the covid vax pootin created that was ineffective & never approved SheltieLover Jan 2025 #2

Poignant path to travel. It's always about the most money for the wealthiest Oligarch. /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 2025 #3

It was just a thought that wafted in, & I have no idea if true SheltieLover Jan 2025 #4

Trump also pulled our monitors out of Wuhan just before COVID hit. Midnight Writer Jan 2025 #5

Lawrence Gostin from Georgetown U was on Amy Goodman this morning explaining why... CousinIT Jan 2025 #6

You can just see that the USA becomes a pariah nation and other countries might not allow Americans to travel to their kimbutgar Jan 2025 #7