Bill Gates says he's 'optimistic' pandemic 'won't last indefinitely' in 'Fox News Sunday' interview, lauds vaccine progress

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Gates said that although he believes the world should be largely recovered from the pandemic by mid-to-late 2021, the negative impacts especially in poorer countries have been worse than anticipated.

pandemic "won't last indefinitely" -- although he also panned President Trump's handling of the health crisis and said the coronavirus caused "huge setbacks" in human progress in poorer countries.

"We’re helping seed some R&D money very quickly for the best vaccine approaches, and then making sure that, when we get a vaccine, it’s not just for the rich countries," Gates said of his foundation's efforts. He added: "The end of the epidemic, best case is probably 2022. But during 2021, the numbers, we should be able to drive them down, if we take the global approach. So, you know, thank goodness vaccine technology was there, that the funding came up, that the companies put their best people on it. That’s why I’m optimistic this won’t last indefinitely."

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Who gives a shit

The world had recovered back in March, the rest has been hyperbole in my estimation~ Gates is as phony as his philanthropic veneer~

No one cares about Bill Gates opinion!!!!

😡 shut this fraud up!

2 bad 4 China the US has 2 nuclear aircraft carries in the South China Sea, looks like potus going out with a bang and is going to nuke China North Korea Iran if he doesn't get re-elected remember he has the nuclear keys & nothing to lose, who is going to stop him? I see WWiii

Yeah....we've got just over another month left of the pandemic.....Nov 4th'ish I would say.

China killed bill's dad, bill u need to sanction China for unleashing this Chinese bio weapon against the world wow

Too bad as reported by $fox - bill gates dad died of covid, bill should be mad at China for unleashing this bio-weapon China virus against the world wow

So What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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