Bill Gates on CNN: The next four to six months could be the worst of the pandemic

Bill Gates

 

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has predicted in an interview with CNN that the worst months of the Covid-19 pandemic are yet to come.

Bill Gates, the coronavirus oracle whose foundation actively helped millions of dollars to find a vaccine against COVID-19, warned in an interview on CNN that 

"sadly, the next four to six months could be the worst in the pandemic. The IHME (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation) forecast shows more than 200,000 additional deaths. If we followed the rules, in terms of wearing masks and not mixing with other people, we could avoid a large percentage of those deaths."

Bill Gates acknowledges his 2015 prediction fell short

About his 2015 prediction of a pandemic, Bill Gates acknowledged that 

"in general, when I made the forecasts in 2015, I talked about the deaths could be higher. So this virus could be more fatal than it is. We did not get the worst but what has surprised me is that the economic impact in the US and around the world has been much greater than the forecasts I made five years ago."

Bill Gates attacks Trump administration transition

The millionaire and philanthropist in 'State of the Union' accused the Trump administration of hindering the transition to the presidency of the United States, causing a "complication" in the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine: 

"The transition is complicated, but the the new administration is willing to trust real experts and not attack those experts."

Bill Gates: "I think we will get through this in a positive way"

"I think we will get through this in a positive way. I am satisfied with the people and the priority that President-elect Biden and his team are bringing to this problem," 

Bill Gates told Jake Tapper.

Bill Gates to donate another $ 250 million to fight COVID

Bill Gates announced that he will contribute an additional $250 million to 'The Gates Foundation' to support the "research, development and equitable delivery" of the coronavirus vaccine.

 

On the other hand, like other public figures such as Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and George Bush have assured that they will be injected publicly, Gate has underlined will do the same: 

"When it is my turn, I will publicly put myself the vaccine, because I think it is a benefit for all people not to be transmitting."