Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that while the Omicron and Delta variants of Covid-19 are some of the most transmissible viruses ever, the world could encounter infectious pathogens, but with a much higher mortality rate.
He highlighted the need for governments to adopt measures to prevent the most devastating potential risks of an upcoming pandemic with an even more aggressive mortality rate. Gates urged major countries to contribute billions of dollars to prepare for the next global pandemic.
Gates has reportedly declared that the world’s priorities are “weird” and that it is up to philanthropists and wealthy governments to tackle vaccine inequality. “When it comes to spending billions to save trillions in economic damage and tens of millions of lives, I would say this is a very good insurance policy,” Gates said.
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He added that a lot of innovations to prepare for a pandemic in the future could also be useful in dealing with other current global health issues. For example, making a vaccine for HIV and better vaccines for tuberculosis and malaria. with information from Exam.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome Trust in the UK are donating $300 million to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Cepi), which helped shape the Covax Program to deliver vaccines to low- and middle-income countries.
The organization is seeking to raise $ 3.5 billion with the aim of reducing the time needed to develop a new vaccine to just 100 days.
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