Top 10 Unacceptable Propositions in the Proposed Amendments to the International Health Regulations
Three Levels of Fear-Mongering: (Articles 1, 5, 8 and 12) Giving the WHO Director General the authority to unilaterally declare an Early Action Alert (EAA)and a Pandemic Emergency (PE) in addition to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern(PHEIC) with absolutely no oversight and no checks or balances on his power is UNACCEPTABLE.
Quarantine: (Articles 24, 27 and Annexes 4 and 8) Adding additional threats of quarantine to people who are traveling is UNACCEPTABLE.
Documents Required For Travel: (Articles 35, 36, 37 and Annexes 3 and 8) Requiring additional health documents such as test certificates in order to restrict one's ability to travel freely is UNACCEPTABLE.
Vaccines Authorized by the WHO for Emergency Use: (Annex 6) Requiring “vaccines,” especially those that are authorized for emergency use is UNACCEPTABLE.
Making Non-State Actors Comply With Public Health Measures: (Article 42) Coercing “non-state actors” to comply with government dictates is UNACCEPTABLE.
Surveillance: (Annex 1-c-i) The ongoing and ever-increasing invasion of our privacy is UNACCEPTABLE.
Proliferation of Pathogens with Pandemic Potential: (Article 44 and Annex 1) Facilitating the proliferation of pathogens with pandemic potential and their genetic sequence data through a Pathogen Access and Benefits Sharing system is absolutely UNACCEPTABLE.
National IHR Authority: (Article 4 and Article 44-e) Requiring that we allocate human and financial resources and adjust our national laws by creating aNational International Health Regulations Authority is UNACCEPTABLE.
Disclosure of Personal Data: (Article 45) Allowing the public disclosure of private data is UNACCEPTABLE.
Censorship: (Annex 1-c-vi and Annex 1-5-vii) Attempting to limit freedom of speech and freedom of expression under the guise of countering misinformation and disinformation is UNACCEPTABLE.
