US Republican Senator Rick Scott has introduced a bill to prevent the adoption of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global pandemic treaty.

The Florida federal lawmaker called the treaty “radical” and said it would give “unprecedented power” to the global health body. 

“The WHO’s radical ‘pandemic treaty’ is a dangerous globalist overreach. The United States of America must never give more power to the WHO. The WHO is a puppet for Xi Jinping, controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, and helped Beijing cover up the origins of COVID-19,” said Scott. 

“We must quickly pass this bill to ensure that public health matters in the country remain in the hands of Americans, not globalist puppets working for Communist China.”

The 194 member states that make up the WHO met up in Switzerland for the 75th World Health Assembly this week. The global accord on pandemic prevention was at the forefront of issues discussed at the assembly. 

Critics have said that the treaty would infringe on the sovereignty of nation-states by giving the WHO more power to meddle in state affairs. 

“The proposed regulations, in combination with existing ones, allow action to be taken by WHO,” said Dr. Peter Breggin. 

 “If the Director-General considers, based on an assessment under these Regulations, that a potential or actual public health emergency of international concern is occurring….”

Scott’s bill would prevent “any US official from treating as binding any directive or order issued from the World Health Assembly, the WHO, or its agents or branches.”

Additionally, it would require “America’s representatives to the WHO to oppose any changes to the WHO charter unless both Houses of Congress vote to adopt the change in a joint resolution.” 

In Canada, Conservative MP and leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis has been outspoken about the proposed treaty. 

“Of even more concern, if this treaty is enshrined, the WHO would be in full control over what gets called a pandemic,” Lewis said.