WHO Pandemic Treaty Is ‘An Assault on Our Freedoms’: MP

WHO Pandemic Treaty Is ‘An Assault on Our Freedoms’: MP
A sign outside World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva on Aug. 17, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
Owen Evans
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A British MP has warned that a proposed Word Health Organisation (WHO) treaty on pandemic prevention and preparedness represents “an assault on our freedoms” and would create a “vast public health surveillance mechanism.”

On Monday, MPs debated whether the government should hold a referendum on the UK’s involvement in the WHO pandemic treaty (pdf).
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