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Was there something in the article you found factually inaccurate? The WHO put out several misleading statements, echoing uncritically the information put out

Was there something in the article you found factually inaccurate? The WHO put out several misleading statements, echoing uncritically the information put out the the CCP, even though the Chinese doctors on the ground were doing their level best to get the word out that there was a big problem. Are you OK with that, or do you want throw around a bunch of off topic links to muddy the waters?

ceejayoz 7y ago
Sure, I'll bite. "WHO Also Failed in the 2013 Ebola Outbreak" is factually inaccurate. The WHO successfully contained that outbreak, including a working vaccine for Ebola. Their definition of "failed" seems to be "one American got it in Dallas". The Federalist article is trying to spin a yarn of "poor Trump was deceived by the CDC and the WHO" in an attempt to absolve him of any responsibility. It's not at all surprising from The Federalist, but it's sad to see folks fall for it.
- throwawaysea 7y ago
  You're confusing two different Ebola outbreaks, I think. The first outbreak to be contained using a vaccine was the one from April 2018. See https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/health/ebola-congo-who.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/health/ebola-congo-who.ht.... Furthermore, the WHO did not create the vaccine. Merck did (https://www.mrknewsroom.com/news/company-statements/merck-makes-shipments-investigational-ebola-zaire-vaccine-v920-rvsv%E2%88%86g-zebov- https://www.mrknewsroom.com/news/company-statements/merck-ma...), building off prior work from Canada. WHO distributed this vaccine and they ended up qualifying it only in 2019. The same NYT article and others (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/30/health/how-ebola-roared-back.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/30/health/how-ebola-roared-b...) note that the 2013 Ebola outbreak was indeed handled poorly by the WHO, and that the WHO was roundly criticized for it.

ceejayoz 7y ago

Sure, I'll bite. "WHO Also Failed in the 2013 Ebola Outbreak" is factually inaccurate. The WHO successfully contained that outbreak, including a working vaccine for Ebola. Their definition of "failed" seems to be "one American got it in Dallas". The Federalist article is trying to spin a yarn of "poor Trump was deceived by the CDC and the WHO" in an attempt to absolve him of any responsibility. It's not at all surprising from The Federalist, but it's sad to see folks fall for it.

throwawaysea 7y ago
You're confusing two different Ebola outbreaks, I think. The first outbreak to be contained using a vaccine was the one from April 2018. See https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/health/ebola-congo-who.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/health/ebola-congo-who.ht.... Furthermore, the WHO did not create the vaccine. Merck did (https://www.mrknewsroom.com/news/company-statements/merck-makes-shipments-investigational-ebola-zaire-vaccine-v920-rvsv%E2%88%86g-zebov- https://www.mrknewsroom.com/news/company-statements/merck-ma...), building off prior work from Canada. WHO distributed this vaccine and they ended up qualifying it only in 2019. The same NYT article and others (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/30/health/how-ebola-roared-back.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/30/health/how-ebola-roared-b...) note that the 2013 Ebola outbreak was indeed handled poorly by the WHO, and that the WHO was roundly criticized for it.