WHO member states failed to come to an agreement on the terms of the pandemic treaty, meaning there is no chance it will be adopted at the World Health Assembly next week. This is great news for all freedom fighters who have worked hard to defeat this highly disturbing initiative that would have granted the WHO global power over individual nations during pandemics.

ICAN celebrates this win, but rest assured we will continue to keep a close eye on future WHO developments. In all likelihood, this won’t be the last time they try to seize control. When they do, we’ll be waiting.

The HighWire Staff

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Coronavirus

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Health & Nutrition

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Vaccines

Experts Deemed Safety Testing Inadequate at 2019 WHO Vaccine Safety Summit

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Science & Tech

Nearly Three-Quarters of Immunologist Peer Reviewers Receive Payments From Industry

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Environment

Government Accountability Project Sues FEMA, Files EPA Complaint Over East Palestine Chemical Disaster

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Policy

Great Barrington Declaration Co-Author, Jay Bhattacharya, Named NIH Director by Trump

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