Bill Gates
The world could face a pandemic dozens of times worse than COVID-19. Such a gloomy forecast was shared by the founder of Microsoft and co-chairman of the charity Bill Gates in an interview with the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.
“This pandemic is terrible, but the next pandemic could be ten times worse,” the billionaire predicted. The world is still not ready for the next pandemic, he said.
At the same time, Gates noted the achievements of modern medicine and science. He stressed that if the coronavirus pandemic had broken out five years ago, it would hardly have been possible to develop vaccines so quickly.
Earlier, Gates called for preparing for new pandemics and taking them as seriously as a potential military conflict. He considered it wise to invest billions in the development of science, testing, and the creation of a global warning system for new outbreaks of diseases. He also noted the importance of forming a special “response team”.
