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Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Rejecting WHO Health Regulation Amendments

Published | Video Starts at 02:31

Unfortunately, a COVID pandemic demonstrated otherwise. During COVID the WHO failed to enforce the international health regulations that were already in place for generations. China withheld critical information about the outbreak for at least a month and faced no real consequences or criticism from WHO. As the 2024 congressional oversight report put it, the WHO was misinformed, denied access to China, and used as a cover for the Chinese Communist Party's reckless action. (02:31–02:40)

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