The book will include the results of Gates’ work with experts from his foundation, which finances including various health projects, as well as conversations with “health leaders” such as Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Gates also promised to share his views on vaccines and their role in curbing the disease, and share the experience of what it’s like to be the hero of conspiracy theories.
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Previously, the billionaire has repeatedly said that the world in the future may face pandemics much more serious than COVID-19. The billionaire believes that preparing for future pandemics can help solve a number of existing problems – for example, contribute to the development of HIV vaccines and more effective vaccines against tuberculosis and malaria.
Gates said about the threat of the emergence of viruses more dangerous than COVID-19
Gates also believes that people are not making enough efforts to prepare for a new pandemic. It is necessary to learn how to make a vaccine within 100 days and have the production capacity to make it within the next 100 days to cover all the world’s needs, he said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. In his opinion, this task is feasible.
Conspiracy theorists accused the billionaire of being linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. In their opinion, the coronavirus was created by Gates so that he could chip the population of the Earth under the guise of vaccination and take over the world. “False information interferes with vaccination, because of this, the epidemic will last longer,” the businessman replied.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was founded by the couple in 2000. It has become the largest private foundation in the United States – since its inception, the organization has supported various social projects for more than $53 billion. Gates Foundation finances initiatives related to improving the availability of health care, poverty alleviation, expanding access to information technology and education. In particular, the organization allocated $100 million for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Gates announced his divorce from his wife in May 2021, the procedure was completed three months later. They decided to continue working together in the fund.