He said it would not be low cost and universally scalable
Bill Gates: The expected vaccines for "Corona" may only benefit rich countries
Bill Gates: We need three or four months, regardless of phase three data, to examine the side effects of any vaccine. Archives
The race for the vaccine may not be beneficial because it will lead some to subjective results. Archives
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Years ago, Microsoft founder Bill Gates warned of the consequences of not being prepared for a global pandemic, and he became one of the most reliable personalities, as his organization made huge investments in vaccines, treatments and tests; He also became the target of a smear and misinformation campaign, as he was accused of planning to inject microchips into people receiving the vaccine. The following are excerpts from the interview that Wired had with him.
You warned us of a global pandemic years ago, and now that it has happened as you expected, are you disappointed with the performance of the United States?
-- Yeah. There are three time periods, and they are all marked by disappointments. From 2015 until the emergence of this epidemic, if we had built diagnostic platforms, necessary treatments and vaccines, and ran simulations to understand the main steps, we would be much better off.
So you're disappointed, but are you surprised?
I am amazed at the situation in the United States, because the most competent people in epidemiology, in the world, are at the CDC. And I expected them to do better, and for the center of control to be the most visible, not the White House or even Anthony Fauci. But he was not. Experts are trained to communicate, not try to panic others, but rather get them to take things seriously. Their mouths were gagged from the start.
- Let's talk about vaccines for the emerging "Corona" virus that your organization is investing in. Is there anything that forms relatively quickly that can be safe and effective?
- Before the outbreak of the epidemic, we saw enormous potential in the RNA vaccines being developed by "Moderna", "Pfizer / BioNTech", and "Corivac". And right now, because of the way you manufacture it, it is more likely - if useful - to help in rich countries. It will not be a low-cost, scalable solution for the world at large.
Are you worried that rushing to get a vaccine will lead to something unsafe and effective?
-- Yeah. In China and Russia they are advancing at full speed. And I bet there will be some vaccines that will reach a lot of patients without a complete regulatory review somewhere in the world. It may take three or four months, regardless of the third-stage data, just to look for side effects. And the Food and Drug Administration, at its discretion, at least for now, is sticking to the demand for proven efficacy. They have so far acted professionally, despite political pressure.
Kennedy Jr talked about your use of vaccines to lay chips in recipients?
- Yes, he, Roger Stone, and Laura Ingraham did. I have heard a lot of people saying such and such.
I helped fund the Corona diagnostic test program in Seattle, which had faster results. However, the Food and Drug Administration stopped him. what happened?
We showed that the quality of the results could be equivalent if a self-test was done on the tip of your nose with a cotton swab. And because of what we did at the Food and Drug Administration, it became possible to buy cheaper wipes that are widely available. So the test tube of the nose, is the outdated method, now. It's wrong, as it slows things down.
But why don't people get their test results fast enough?
Well, that's just stupid. Most of the tests in America are meaningless. They make money for it, and the rich are the ones who are mostly getting it. The customer pays an additional amount for the 24 hour test, pays the normal fees for the 48 hour test, and pays nothing if it is not done by that time.
• I bet there will be some vaccines that will reach a lot of patients without a full regulatory review somewhere in the world.