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This particular graphic has been circulating & widely used for some months. It's misinformative & requires further clarity:

1⃣ The US is one of 194 signatories to the IHR (2005), its biggest update since 1969. These regs *do not* 'override & supercede' the US Constitution...

2⃣ The US ammendments to the IHR concern greater collaboration & commucation in the event of a future PHEIC & detail nothing about allowing the WHO to bypass sovereignty.

Other nations can object or make reservations to these ammendments set out within Article 59-64 of the IHR.

3⃣ No vote will take place in #Geneva #Switzerland at the 75th WHA on IHR ammendments nor sign any Treaty into international law.

The Assembly are set to 'consider' these ammendments. There has to be time for other WHO nations to respond & make reservations.

4⃣ The United States previously made a reservation with the 2005 update of the IHR, that the instrument must be 'consistent' with federalism as well as the US Constitution.

This was a move to protect sovereignty, not give it away.

5⃣ We don't need a #NewPandemicTreaty. Strengthening the IHR (2005) with regards to protecting fundamental rights & freedoms during another PHEIC is vital.

There are already well laid best practices & pandemic preparedness plans in place for the majority of WHO member states.

6⃣ The graphic speaks of diversion & confusion yet contradicts itself between points 3 & 6 saying that 'the assembly will vote on ammendments to the IHR' but then saying, 'ammendments will be considered' at the WHA in May.

The process occuring now with ammendments to the IHR (2005) is reminiscent of over 20 years ago after the SARS pandemic.

What's not helpful in gaining better understanding of what's going on are misinformative graphics like the one above that are recycled ad infinitum.

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