The withdrawal of American dollars would have a significant impact on the capability of the WHO and undermine its efforts to stop COVID-19 in its tracks.
Being its largest donor, the removal of $450 million in annual funding to the WHO would not only handicap the organization during one of the worst pandemics in recent memory but surely cost people their lives as well.
The schism between the WHO and the White House is a new experience for both as the history of the two has seen cooperation, collaboration, and progress.