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The US has rejoined the World Health Organization after Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday, his first official day in office.
Chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci and the head of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the move which included the US in the global Covid vaccine sharing scheme, Covax
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