Microsoft founder Bill Gates warned that the pandemic Corona Virus It’s not over yet, saying there might still be another “more transmissible and more lethal” type, Sky News reported, citing the Financial Times.
In a pessimistic tone, Gates, the American billionaire and co-founder of Microsoft, stated that the world has not yet seen the worst of it,” adding that while he does not want to be a “pessimistic voice,” the risk of a more virulent variant emerging is “much more than 5%.” .
long lasting vaccines
“We are still at risk of a pandemic, which is generating a variant that might be more transmissible and even more deadly,” he added, adding that there is an urgent and urgent need for vaccines with a long-term effect to prevent infection.
Gates, who has published a book called “How to Prevent the Next Pandemic,” urged the formation of a team of international experts, including scientists from epidemiologists to hardware and software designers, to identify threats and improve international coordination.
How to deal with tragedy
Gates also calls for the formation of a global pandemic response team, run by the World Health Organization, explaining that additional investment is vital, as he finds it “strange that there has been a case of failure to deal with this tragedy and not making these investments on behalf of the citizens of the world.”
The war in Ukraine
While acknowledging that the war in Ukraine dominates the international agenda at the moment, Gates added, “The amount of money [التي تتطلبها تلك الخطوات] It is so small compared to the usefulness that it will be a test of how well global organizations can take on new responsibilities in an excellent way.”
2015 pandemic forecast
“If the pandemic hadn’t happened, the TED talk would have been a little bit vague,” Gates, who gave a TED talk in 2015 regarding the threat of a supervirus, told the Financial Times, noting that it has garnered “43 million views so far.”
modern life
Gates added that modern life does not help combat the virus either, as “everyone who works in the field of infectious diseases has this fear of respiratory viruses, which are transmitted by humans. The more people travel, the greater the interaction between wild species and humans.” Increased risk of diseases common to animal species [والبشر]”.
