The World Health Organization announced Tuesday it has officially adopted the first-ever "Pandemic Agreement," just as the United States said it is leaving the organization.

The World Health Organization's member countries have approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus.

Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have adopted the world’s first Pandemic Agreement, during the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, a process driven by lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to ensure a safer,