The World Health Organization (WHO) has come under renewed scrutiny in recent days over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and its plans for addressing pandemics in the future. In early March, the World Health Assembly—the WHO’s decision-making body—began considering new ways to govern international responses to disease outbreaks. An early-stage draft before the Assembly includes both binding and non-binding language regarding how nations handle disease outbreaks internally, as well as how they coordinate with international partners. Article 15 of the draft document (pdf) specifically describes the WHO as the “directing and coordinating authority on international health work,” and says the WHO’s Director-General shall be the one to declare pandemics. The WHO’s draft document also calls for wealthier developed nations to reserve a percentage of the diagnostic tools and disease treatments they create to share with developing nations.

Some critics of the WHO’s proposed international pandemic response network have raised concerns that the system would require participating countries to cede a degree of their sovereignty, resources, and decision-making independence to a superseding global body.

In response to this threat of our national sovereignty, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced the No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act. This legislation would require any convention or agreement resulting from the work of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) intergovernmental negotiating body be deemed a treaty, requiring the advice and consent of a supermajority of the Senate. The legislation would provide more transparency in WHO agreements and a constitutional check on the administration.

“The WHO, along with our federal health agencies, failed miserably in their response to COVID-19. This failure should not be rewarded with a new international treaty that would increase the WHO’s power at the expense of American sovereignty,” said Sen. Johnson. “I’m proud to reintroduce this legislation to hold the WHO accountable for their failures and increase transparency for the American people. The sovereignty of the United States is not negotiable.”  

1. Please call now and leave a message for your Senators and Congressman to tell them to

KY Senator Mitch MCConnell (202) 224-2541
    KY Senator Rand Paul (202) 224-4343
   If you are outside of Kentucky call: (202)224-3121  to leave a message for your Senators and Congressman.

For KY House Representatives in Congress Washington, D.C. offices call:
District 1:  James Comer   202-225-3115
District 2:  Brett Guthrie    202-225-3501
District 3:  Morgan McGarvey  202-225-5401
District 4:  Thomas Massie  202-225-3465 
District 5:  Hal Rogers   202-225-4601
District 6:  Andy Barr   202-225-4706

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Vote for the Senate Bill introduced by US Sen Ron Johnson, No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act.. We must protect our U.S. Sovereignty from the power grab by the World Health Organization

Sources:  Epoch Times Article  
               Sen Johnson's resolution