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In justifying the United States’ rejection of updates to global health regulations, the Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claimed that the policy would give the World Health Organization the ability to “order global lockdowns” or “travel restrictions” in response to a pandemic. Experts told us that is “entirely untrue” and “clearly” incorrect.
On July 18, HHS issued a press release stating that the government was formally rejecting amendments to the WHO’s International Health Regulations, which had been adopted by member states last June. The regulations describe the rights and obligations of both the WHO and member countries in preparing for and responding to public health events, including pandemics. (Although President Donald Trump notified the WHO that the U.S. intends to exit the group, the U.S. still needed to say by July 19 if it opposed the amendments, as the process is separate.)
Echoing false claims on social media that have for years exaggerated the power of the WHO, particularly about policy changes negotiated following the COVID-19 pandemic, HHS incorrectly said that the newly revised IHR “would give the WHO the ability to order global lockdowns, travel restrictions, or any other measures it sees fit to respond to nebulous ‘potential public health risks.’”
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