Bill Gates: "COVID-19 Will End... We Have Vaccines"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] Bill Gates, the Microsoft (MS) founder known as a pandemic prophet, emphasized that the COVID-19 pandemic will come to an end.

On the 23rd (local time), Gates said in an interview with UK Sky News, "The world was unprepared for the pandemic, but vaccines will help restore normal daily life."

Gates, along with his wife Melinda, supports funding for the development of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments through their private charitable organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Gates said, "When the pandemic began, I felt the need to establish a global response," adding, "The UK, France, Germany, and the World Health Organization (WHO) gathered to discuss what tools we could use."

He emphasized, "Because of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), we were able to secure vaccines, and because of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), we were able to purchase vaccines. That is exactly what ACT-A is." ACT-A is a collaborative initiative led by WHO and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

Gates said, "Thanks to some efforts of ACT-A and the research and development capital from the United States, vaccines could be developed, and the end of the pandemic will come," adding, "It was truly valuable in a situation where we were unprepared to respond to the pandemic."

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