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In a few days, officials from your country are meeting to discuss a "Pandemic Treaty".
A draft proposal sits before the WHO in Geneva.
56 pages of acronyms, obscure references & nonsense.
I spent 12 hours translating it into English, so you can understand it in 12 minutes.
A draft proposal sits before the WHO in Geneva.
56 pages of acronyms, obscure references & nonsense.
I spent 12 hours translating it into English, so you can understand it in 12 minutes.
The official title gives you an idea about the tone of the whole report.
You can see why most commentators have adopted the term "Pandemic Treaty".
For the rest of this thread, I'll call it the "Zero Draft".
You can see why most commentators have adopted the term "Pandemic Treaty".
For the rest of this thread, I'll call it the "Zero Draft".
So what's the deal?
And why are people worried about this thing?
It's a proposal right now, but it's a scary proposal.
If enacted, the WHO will have far greater authority in relation to your health.
Particularly if there is a pandemic.
And they will inevitably declare one.
And why are people worried about this thing?
It's a proposal right now, but it's a scary proposal.
If enacted, the WHO will have far greater authority in relation to your health.
Particularly if there is a pandemic.
And they will inevitably declare one.
This thread is not based on hype, speculation, or conspiracy theory.
This is my assessment of the original Zero Draft, published by the WHO and sourced from their website.
The document contains 131 recommended proposals, that fit broadly into 10 categories...
This is my assessment of the original Zero Draft, published by the WHO and sourced from their website.
The document contains 131 recommended proposals, that fit broadly into 10 categories...
High-Level:
The plan is to increase power and funding for the WHO.
It would solidify the WHO as "the directing & coordinating authority on international health".
You can make your own assessment of the WHO's track record & whether you trust them to have that role.
The plan is to increase power and funding for the WHO.
It would solidify the WHO as "the directing & coordinating authority on international health".
You can make your own assessment of the WHO's track record & whether you trust them to have that role.
Just as a little ice-breaker...
I did a quick search and counted how many times certain words appeared in the Zero Draft.
• Vaccine/Vaccines/Vaccination x 33
• Surveillance x 30
• Misinformation x 7
• Privacy x 5
That should give you the general vibe of the thing.
I did a quick search and counted how many times certain words appeared in the Zero Draft.
• Vaccine/Vaccines/Vaccination x 33
• Surveillance x 30
• Misinformation x 7
• Privacy x 5
That should give you the general vibe of the thing.
Let's return to those 10 categories now.
We'll work through them in order.
The proposal assigns responsibility for each action to one or more of 3 parties:
1. Member States (Countries)
2. The World Health Organization
3. Non-State Actors (Other stakeholders)
We'll work through them in order.
The proposal assigns responsibility for each action to one or more of 3 parties:
1. Member States (Countries)
2. The World Health Organization
3. Non-State Actors (Other stakeholders)
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
• More funding for the WHO
• Regular simulation exercises
• Non-State Actors to help fight "disinformation” & use their “considerable data” to help the WHO
• More funding for the WHO
• Regular simulation exercises
• Non-State Actors to help fight "disinformation” & use their “considerable data” to help the WHO
COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION
• More research to "inform and expand” public health and social measures during pandemics
• More support for the WHO Research & Development Blueprint (Read: Accelerated vaccine & diagnostic development)
• More research to "inform and expand” public health and social measures during pandemics
• More support for the WHO Research & Development Blueprint (Read: Accelerated vaccine & diagnostic development)
WHO AT THE CENTRE
• WHO “to act as the directing and coordinating authority on international health”.
• WHO to depoliticize recruitment (especially at senior levels) and focus on merit and competency.
→
They should be doing that already, no???
• WHO “to act as the directing and coordinating authority on international health”.
• WHO to depoliticize recruitment (especially at senior levels) and focus on merit and competency.
→
They should be doing that already, no???
FINANCING
• Member states to give WHO more money
• More investment to support the development of innovative vaccines and therapeutics
• More transparency in relation to funding
→ I mean, that's good, but this is pretty transparent. And alarming...
• Member states to give WHO more money
• More investment to support the development of innovative vaccines and therapeutics
• More transparency in relation to funding
→ I mean, that's good, but this is pretty transparent. And alarming...
SUSTAINABILITY OF COVID-19 INNOVATIVE MECHANISMS
• “Temporary” initiatives developed as a response to Covid-19, made permanent. And expanding their focus.
→ Examples include the ACT-Accelerator (see image below), broadening to other diseases. Like “Disease X”.
• “Temporary” initiatives developed as a response to Covid-19, made permanent. And expanding their focus.
→ Examples include the ACT-Accelerator (see image below), broadening to other diseases. Like “Disease X”.
GLOBAL SURVEILLANCE
• Implementation of a “One Health Approach” to reduce risks posed by emerging diseases of zoonotic origin.
→ A zoonotic disease is an infectious disease that is transmitted between species from animals to humans (or from humans to animals).”
• Implementation of a “One Health Approach” to reduce risks posed by emerging diseases of zoonotic origin.
→ A zoonotic disease is an infectious disease that is transmitted between species from animals to humans (or from humans to animals).”
STRENGTHENING THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS
• More capacity for genomic testing
• Development of plans for emergency preparedness, surveillance & response
• Development of National Focal Points (NFP's) with sufficient authority in each country
• More capacity for genomic testing
• Development of plans for emergency preparedness, surveillance & response
• Development of National Focal Points (NFP's) with sufficient authority in each country
• WHO to guide NFP's on best practices and conduct regular targeted training
• Development of travel and trade regulations
• More sharing of public health data and information with WHO
• Development of travel and trade regulations
• More sharing of public health data and information with WHO
• Increased capacity for proactive countermeasures against misinformation & social media attacks
• Stronger approaches to information and "infodemic" management.
→ If you have never heard of an "infodemic" before, that's because it is a ridiculous term made up by the WHO.
• Stronger approaches to information and "infodemic" management.
→ If you have never heard of an "infodemic" before, that's because it is a ridiculous term made up by the WHO.
UNIVERSAL HEALTH AND PREPAREDNESS REVIEW PILOT
• Collaboration with various countries to identify best practices
→ This one is quite vague. Let's keep moving.
• Collaboration with various countries to identify best practices
→ This one is quite vague. Let's keep moving.
TRAVEL MEASURES
• Development of a digital certificate of vaccination
• Development of digital contact tracing in the international context
• Development of a digital certificate of vaccination
• Development of digital contact tracing in the international context
EQUITY
• Increased vaccine development, manufacturing capacity & regulation
• Initiatives to ensure people with limited means receive vaccines & other counter-measures
WHO's definition of "Equity" below... How well is this going ATM?
• Increased vaccine development, manufacturing capacity & regulation
• Initiatives to ensure people with limited means receive vaccines & other counter-measures
WHO's definition of "Equity" below... How well is this going ATM?
I'm a fan of "Don't trust, verify".
In that spirit, here's the link to the Zero Draft in full on the WHO website.
It's hard to read - don't say I didn't warn you.
https://apps.who.int/gb/wgpr/pdf_files/wgpr9/A_WGPR9_3-en.pdf
In that spirit, here's the link to the Zero Draft in full on the WHO website.
It's hard to read - don't say I didn't warn you.
https://apps.who.int/gb/wgpr/pdf_files/wgpr9/A_WGPR9_3-en.pdf
WHO Pandemic Treaty / Zero Draft Highlights / TL:DR review
• More surveillance
• More power to WHO
• More funding to WHO
• More restrictions on information
• Less privacy
• Less free speech
• Less personal freedom
• Less national sovereignty
• More surveillance
• More power to WHO
• More funding to WHO
• More restrictions on information
• Less privacy
• Less free speech
• Less personal freedom
• Less national sovereignty
Do one thing for me:
Consider the loss of civil liberties around the globe in the last couple of years.
If you don't like the way that went, you really won't like where this is heading now.
Time to speak up.
Spread the word. https://twitter.com/CriticalSway/status/1526464386386345984
Consider the loss of civil liberties around the globe in the last couple of years.
If you don't like the way that went, you really won't like where this is heading now.
Time to speak up.
Spread the word. https://twitter.com/CriticalSway/status/1526464386386345984
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