Published 18:57 IST, August 10th 2020
Bill Gates says coronavirus pandemic may end in many countries by 2021
Bill Gates is feeling optimistic about the development of the COVID 19 vaccine, which will be developed soon and coronavirus will end by 2021.
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Bill Gates is t only kwn as owner of tech giant Microsoft; he is also famous for his philanthropic activities and for his motivating spirit in a tough time. While talking to an Amerixan News Network, Gates said he is feeling optimistic about vaccines, that will be developed soon and coronavirus will end by 2021. He also ded nations like China and Russia are under pressure to have vaccine so high that regulators in se countries may be allowing vaccine shots to be given to humans before vaccine are tested safe and effective, but on or hand, United States FDA is t following such short cuts to get effective vaccine.
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Bill Gates also talked about financial jolt ecomies witnessed because of coronavirus Pandemic and told that ecomies faced trillions of dollar dam and a lot of debts have accumulated, but development pipeline on scaling up diagstics, on new treatments, on vaccines is actually quite impressive. Gates Foundation is working towards finding vaccine against contagious virus and special focus is laid on poor countries to immunize m. Last week Pune based Serum Institute of India said y would receive $150 million funding from Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation and GAVI vaccines alliance to make 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for India and or developing ecomies.
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Global Vaccine Alliance
global vaccine alliance was founded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000 and partners with UN ncies like WHO, World Bank, and UNICEF for support and expertise. British government h hosted Gavi’s third dor pledging conference to mobilize at least $7.4 billion in ditional resources for protection of next generation with vaccines. Gates said it is true that foundation is associated with vaccines, but people proliferating conspiracy ories have flipped connection. He said that he hopes such ories do t generate "vaccine hesitancy".
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18:57 IST, August 10th 2020