Bill Gates. Founder of Microsoft
WORDBND.COM - WorldNews. Microsoft founder Bill Gates is optimistic that the Covid-19 pandemic will probably last until mid-2021 and then life can return to normal as before the pandemic occurred. This is based on two things, namely advances in the discovery of vaccines and the corona virus which cannot last forever.
Launching iNews, Wednesday (23/9/2020), Gates said that approval for the use of mass vaccines is expected to come in early 2021. This is also based on the consideration of the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci and other government officials who say early 2021 is realistic time to initiate vaccination.
"Pandemics will not be present continuously, next summer the US will begin to return to normal, and at the end of the year (2021) our activities can be said to be normal. However, that will happen if we also help other countries, "said Gates.
According to Gates, the end of the Covid-19 outbreak as a whole may take place in 2022. However, with a note that during 2021 the transmission rate must be able to be reduced with a global approach. He also criticized President Donald Trump's handling of the health crisis, and said Covid-19 had caused a major setback in people's lives in poor countries.
"Thank God vaccine technology is in this problem, as well as the funding that comes in and makes hardworking companies put their best people into it. That is why I am optimistic that this pandemic will not last forever, "said Gates.