Thu Oct 27, 2022 – 12:30 pm EDT
(The Daily Sceptic) – The European Union (EU) has set out its commitment to the continued use of lockdowns, mask mandates, vaccine passports, and other restrictions this winter to control the spread of COVID-19, and also to the creation of a “legally binding” global pandemic treaty with a “reinforced WHO at its centre.”
The document, published on September 2 and titled “EU response to COVID-19: preparing for autumn and winter 2023,” was prepared by the EU Commission (the EU executive) and sent to the EU Parliament. It reveals how much in thrall to the new biosecurity orthodoxy the EU leadership is and bodes ill for the future management of contagious disease in the bloc and globally.
On lockdowns and other restrictions, it proposes a framework of “key indicators to assess when deciding on reintroducing non-pharmaceutical measures.” These indicators include severe disease and hospital occupancy data, and importantly are stated to relate not just to COVID-19 but to influenza as well, making this potentially part of normal winter disease management, continuing indefinitely.
It suggests mask mandates as a “first option to limit community transmission,” giving a preference for FFP2
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