Post by Portiaami on Mar 6, 2021 4:14:22 GMT
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announces $250 million COVID vaccine commitment
"This will be seared in the memory of this generation," Gates told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com/Technology/bill-melinda-gates-foundation-announces-250-million-covid/story?id=74651890
Bill Gates has warned about the need to prepare for a pandemic for years. Since the novel coronavirus swept across the country in March, the billionaire has put his money where his mouth is.
“This will be seared in the memory of this generation, hopefully enough, to invest, to be more ready next time. Hopefully to invest more in all these infectious diseases that are still a huge problem,” Gates told ABC News.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new $250 million commitment on Thursday, adding to the foundation’s total investment to $1.75 billion into combating COVID-19 through vaccine development and distribution.
“The plan is coming together to get this vaccine out. So, you know, it's a tragedy, but there's a lot of heroes in the process of getting it to end,” said Gates.
Gates, who had invested in the vaccine technology in 2015, emphasized the importance of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines ending this pandemic and potentially ones to come in the future.
“Well, your immune system is kind of magic. If it sees a foreign shape once, then it says, 'Wow, if I ever see that again, I am going to react very quickly,' and so that it doesn't cause a problem,” said Gates.
“With mRNA, we actually give instructions to your cells to make them build part of the virus,” said Gates, who said that the immune system kicks in to help inoculate against the virus.
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"This will be seared in the memory of this generation," Gates told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com/Technology/bill-melinda-gates-foundation-announces-250-million-covid/story?id=74651890
Bill Gates has warned about the need to prepare for a pandemic for years. Since the novel coronavirus swept across the country in March, the billionaire has put his money where his mouth is.
“This will be seared in the memory of this generation, hopefully enough, to invest, to be more ready next time. Hopefully to invest more in all these infectious diseases that are still a huge problem,” Gates told ABC News.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new $250 million commitment on Thursday, adding to the foundation’s total investment to $1.75 billion into combating COVID-19 through vaccine development and distribution.
“The plan is coming together to get this vaccine out. So, you know, it's a tragedy, but there's a lot of heroes in the process of getting it to end,” said Gates.
Gates, who had invested in the vaccine technology in 2015, emphasized the importance of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines ending this pandemic and potentially ones to come in the future.
“Well, your immune system is kind of magic. If it sees a foreign shape once, then it says, 'Wow, if I ever see that again, I am going to react very quickly,' and so that it doesn't cause a problem,” said Gates.
“With mRNA, we actually give instructions to your cells to make them build part of the virus,” said Gates, who said that the immune system kicks in to help inoculate against the virus.
Continued at link ...
