Bill Gates says coronavirus vaccine may take at least 9 months

Bill Gates, principal founder of Microsoft Corporation, said that vaccine development to prevent coronavirus could take nine months to two years. In his Gatestes blog, business magnate said that world will return rmalcy only when we have near-perfect drug to treat COVID-19, or when almost every person on planet gets vaccinated against coronavirus.

Gates mitted that near-perfect drug to cure COVID-19 is unlikely to happen anytime soon and most of drug candidates right w are where near that powerful. 64-year-old business tycoon said that world needs a safe and effective vaccine, and that too with billions of doses, to return to rmalcy. 

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Gates also referred to prediction of Dr Anthony Fauci, top infectious disease expert of US, who has said that it will take around 18 months to develop a vaccine. Referring to Dr Fauci’s prediction, Gates said that eighteen months might sound like a long time but this would be fastest scientists have created a new vaccine. 

“Development usually takes around five years. Once you pick a disease to target, you have to create vaccine and test it on animals. n you begin testing for safety and efficacy in humans,” wrote Gates.

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'Doing right things'

Highlighting importance of safety and efficacy, Gates said that some mir side effects can be acceptable but health ncies can t iculate people with something that makes m sick. He ded that one ideally wants a vaccine to have 100 per cent efficacy but many vaccines including this year’s flu vaccine are around 45 per cent effective.

“It might be a bit hard to see right w, but re is a light at end of tunnel. We’re doing right things to get a vaccine as quickly as possible,” he concluded.

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(Im: AP)