1/ These are some of the salient amendment proposals to the WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR) to be voted on at the 76th World Health Assembly scheduled for May 2023: 🧵 
2/ Art 1: delete “non-binding” from the definition of WHO “standing/temporary recommendations” (pursuant to Art 18, “recommendations” may include: travel history, proof of V*, quarantines for suspect persons, isolation/treatment of affected persons; contact tracing of…
3/ …suspect/affected persons, entry refusal of suspect/affected persons and unaffected persons (to affected areas), and exit screening/restrictions of persons from affected areas.)
4/ Art 2 - scope: expand from situations of “public health risk” to scenarios with “potential to impact public health.”
Art 3 - principles: replace “respect for dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms of people” with “equity, inclusivity and coherence."
Art 3 - principles: replace “respect for dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms of people” with “equity, inclusivity and coherence."
5/ Art 13A: “States recognize WHO as the guidance/coordinating authority of international public health response […] and undertake to follow WHO’s recommendations […] WHO shall develop an allocation plan for health products so as to ensure equitable access to people of all…
6/ …States.”
Art 23 and other arts/annexes: institute a system of global paper/digital (preferred) health certificates, including test/prophylaxis/recovery/V*, and passenger locator forms.
Art 23 and other arts/annexes: institute a system of global paper/digital (preferred) health certificates, including test/prophylaxis/recovery/V*, and passenger locator forms.
7/ Art 45: allow States to disclose personal data where essential for the purposes of assessing/managing a public health risk.
Annex 1: WHO/States can “leverage communication channels to communicate the risk, countering misinformation and dis-information.”
Annex 1: WHO/States can “leverage communication channels to communicate the risk, countering misinformation and dis-information.”
8/ According to the AP fact checkers, “The IHR […] allow the WHO’s DG to declare a public health emergency of international concern. The proposed US amendments seek to strengthen requirements for reporting such emergencies.
9/ States agree to abide by the guidelines, but the WHO does not have the power to enforce them, nor can it interfere in other countries’ decision-making processes, according to experts” […] the DG only has the power to make recommendations, not enact laws or otherwise dictate…
10/ …national policy decisions […] Further, […] even specific measures like […] V* or lockdowns are not mentioned.” #soulsofamovement #WHO #WEF #KlausSchwab
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