Public health experts warn leaving the WHO risks lives

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🗓️ 23 January 2025

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President Trump signed an Executive Order this week to pull the United States out of the World Health Organization, the United Nations agency responsible for global public health. Georgetown University professor Lawrence Gostin tells us why it's a potentially dangerous move. Then, former Republican congressman and advisor to the Jan. 6th committee Denver Riggleman shares his reaction to President Trump's broad grant of clemency to Jan. 6 rioters. And, the Oscar nominations were announced on Wednesday. With film critic Ty Burr, we take a look at some of the top candidates for the Academy Awards.

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0:16.0	The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America, it tends to
0:21.4	withdraw from the organization. WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security
0:28.1	of the world's people, including Americans. What does President Trump's decision to leave
0:34.2	the WHO mean for the next pandemic.
0:43.5	It's Thursday, January 23rd, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBUR.
0:44.5	I'm Chris Bentley.
0:56.3	Today on the show, the police union that endorsed Trump now says his pardon of January 6th rioters sends a dangerous message.
0:58.9	Also, the Oscar nominations are out and already making history.
1:03.4	Well, it was an interesting surprise to see Amelia Pair is absolutely leading the field with 13.
1:09.9	And of course, one of the biggest stories there is that Carla Sophia Gascon is the first openly trans actress to be nominated in the best actress category.
1:18.6	We'll get to all the nominees about 10 minutes from now.
1:22.6	But first, President Trump's return to the White House is already having a big impact on agencies tasked with looking after public health.
1:31.7	The administration muscled the Department of Health and Human Services, ordering a, quote, immediate pause on all public communications through the end of the month.
1:41.3	Workers at the National Institutes of Health report widespread confusion
1:45.1	there about what the move means for scientific research. And then there was this.
1:50.5	What is this one? Withdrawing from the World Health Organization.
1:53.4	Ooh, that's a big one. Yes, that is a big one, though many of President Trump's executive orders
1:59.2	this week have been. It takes a one-year notice period to pull out of the World Health Organization, but the process is underway.
2:08.1	The WHO is the United Nations Agency responsible for global public health.
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