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U.S. Rejects UN Pandemic Preparedness Declaration, EU Objects
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- The United States rejected a nonbinding United Nations declaration on pandemic preparedness.
- The European Union objected, labeling technology transfer and financing obligations as explicit red lines.
- CDC director Erica Schwartz cited ideological concerns and urged a ban on funding gain-of-function research.
- The draft also called for mainstream gender equality and universal sexual and reproductive health services, possibly including abortion.
