This podcast episode explores the global inequities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the need for a treaty to address these disparities and prevent future pandemics. The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to create an international treaty that prioritizes global health equity by repairing mistrust between countries and ensuring all nations take the issue seriously. The conversations highlight the challenges faced in vaccine access for low-income countries and the power imbalance between pharmaceutical companies and these nations. There is significant opposition and skepticism surrounding the treaty, including misinformation and disinformation as well as opposition from populist leaders and Republican senators in the US. The completion of the treaty remains uncertain, but global health experts agree that another pandemic is inevitable.
