US has rejected the amendments to the International Health Regulations | Eastern NC Now

Kennedy Slams WHO’s Censorship Agenda and Digital Surveillance Push
As reported by The Hill, Kennedy Jr. warned that the newly proposed amendments to the IHR “open the door to the kind of narrative management, propaganda, and censorship that we saw during the COVID-19 pandemic.”3 That kind of control doesn't just affect officials — it reaches into your life, dictating what information you hear, what platforms allow, and how you’re allowed to speak about health.

•Kennedy made it clear: the amendments undermine civil liberties — “The United States can cooperate with other nations without jeopardizing our civil liberties, without undermining our Constitution, and without ceding away America’s treasured sovereignty,” Kennedy stated in a video posted to X (formerly Twitter).4

This isn’t abstract policy — it’s about whether unelected officials have the authority to restrict your freedom to travel, gather, speak, or make medical decisions during a declared emergency.

•The WHO has no power to mandate, but the amendments would shift that balance — WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus publicly claimed that the organization “has never had the power to mandate lockdowns, travel restrictions, or any other similar measures.” While technically true under current rules, the new language would have pressured governments to comply with WHO-coordinated responses, including mandates and movement restrictions, without democratic consent.

•The amendments could force countries to create risk communication systems — Kennedy also took aim at a regulation that would require member countries to develop “risk communication” systems. While the term sounds neutral, Kennedy explained this language is code for information control: systems that control narratives, limit dissent, and enforce compliance with official positions.

•Kennedy’s rejection ties back to real-world harms seen during COVID — The article drew a direct line between the proposed rules and the suppression of debate seen in the last pandemic. According to Kennedy, the world already witnessed what happens when centralized health narratives dominate media, shut down dissent, and silence clinicians who question official doctrine. Locking that system into international law would repeat and worsen those mistakes.

US Has Rejected the Amendments to the International Health Regulations

https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/state-department-hhs-rejects-amendments-to-international-health-regulations.html