Trump administration rejects U.N. pandemic preparedness declaration

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The Trump administration rejected a nonbinding United Nations declaration calling for international cooperation on pandemic preparedness and prevention. The United States and the European Union objected to parts of the statement at a high-level UN meeting, where CDC Director Erica Schwartz spoke.

The United States rejected a nonbinding United Nations declaration pledging international collaboration to improve pandemic preparedness and prevention, joining the European Union in objecting to the parts of the statement.  In a speech Friday at a high-level United Nations meeting on pandemic preparedness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Erica Schwartz said the U.S. had…