U.S. Says Will Not Take Part in WHO Global Drugs, Vaccine Initiative Launch U.S. Says Will Not Take Part in WHO Global Drugs, Vaccine Initiative Launch THE United States will not take part in the launching of a global initiative on Friday to speed the development, production and distribution of drugs and vaccines against COVID-19, a spokesman for the U.S. mission in Geneva told Reuters. "There will be no U.S. official participation", he said in an email reply to a query. "We look forward to learning more about this initiative in support of international cooperation to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 as soon as possible." https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-24/us-says-will-not-take-part-in-who-global-drugs-vaccine-initiative-launch