Countries Fail to Agree on Treaty to Prepare the World for the Next Pandemic NYT: Science By: Apoorva Mandavilli 24 May 2024 at 13:57 Negotiators plan to ask for more time. Among the sticking points are equitable access to vaccines and financing to set up surveillance systems. Β© Denis Balibouse/ReutersLast yearβs World Health Assembly in Geneva. Member countries have failed to reach their goal of finalizing a pandemic treaty before this yearβs session begins on Monday.