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So. While we were all being distracted by the upcoming election and all that went with it, Obama signed in another Executive Order Giving Broad Powers to ‘Global Health Security Agenda’ for Infectious Disease Threats--and, to me, it reads kind of scary. Also, it's not mentioning only humans, it also mentions "World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)."

So what does this mean for all of us in the future? Are they planning some kind of widespread, forced vaccination program? What's up with this EO? Is this something we should be REALLY concerned about?

What does he mean by the use of the word "prevent" within "Section 1", ". . .which is a multi-faceted, multi-country initiative intended to accelerate partner countries' measurable capabilities to achieve specific targets to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats (GHSA targets), whether naturally occurring, deliberate, or accidental."(?)

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/11/04/executive-order-advancing-global-health-security-agenda-achieve-world
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Re: Executive Order Giving Broad Powers to ‘Global Health Security Agenda’
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2016, 03:14:05 PM »
And here's the CDC on it:

http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/security/actionpackages/immunizationap.htm

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Five-Year Target: A functioning national vaccine delivery system—with nationwide reach, effective distributions, access for marginalized populations, adequate cold chain, and ongoing quality control—that is able to respond to new disease threats.

As Measured by: At least 90% coverage of the country’s fifteen-month-old population with at least one dose of measles-containing vaccine as demonstrated by coverage surveys or administrative data.

Desired National Impact: Effective protection through achievement and maintenance of immunization against measles and other epidemic-prone vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). Measles immunization is emphasized here because it is widely recognized as a proxy indicator for overall immunization against VPDs. Countries will also identify and target immunization to populations at risk of other epidemic-prone VPDs of national importance (e.g., cholera, Japanese encephalitis, meningococcal disease, typhoid, and yellow fever). In the case of some diseases that are transferable from cattle to humans, such as anthrax and rabies, animal immunization should also be taken into account.

Look at the PDF's in the right-side-bar on this page:

Global Health Security Agenda: Action Packages

http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/security/actionpackages/default.htm



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