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This senseless action will have significant, harmful repercussions now and far beyond this perilous moment, particularly as the WHO is leading worldwide vaccine development and drug trials to combat the pandemic, cOVID-19 affects us all and does not respect borders ; defeating it requires the entire world working together. In the strongest terms possible, American Medical Association urges the President to reverse course and not abandon our country's leadership position in the global fight against COVID-19.