Trump and Republican Senate victory spell ruin for WHO pandemic accord

The election of President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican Senate victory could be the nail in the coffin for the World Health Organization’s pandemic accord, a governing document proposed by the international public health body in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has yet to be passed by member states.

The pandemic accord, which is meant to coordinate international cooperation during a disease outbreak to prevent the next pandemic, had significant support from President Joe Biden and the Democrats despite a rocky road to gaining support with other WHO member states.