Coronavirus: First COVID-19 vaccine might not be the best one, says Bill Gates
Coronavirus: First COVID-19 vaccine might not be the best one, says Bill Gates
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 "<p>While optimistic about a coronavirus vaccine being ready by early next year, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, now a philanthropist backing several global public health initiatives, has said that the first vaccine might not be the best one.</p>")
<p>While optimistic about a coronavirus vaccine being ready by early next year, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, now a philanthropist backing several global public health initiatives, has said that the first vaccine might not be the best one.</p>
While optimistic about a coronavirus vaccine being ready by early next year, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, now a philanthropist backing several global public health initiatives, has said that the first vaccine might not be the best one.
<p>In an interview with Bloomberg agency, Gates said more effective vaccines might take a little longer to develop and would become available only much later.<br /> </p>
In an interview with Bloomberg agency, Gates said more effective vaccines might take a little longer to develop and would become available only much later.
<p>“The initial vaccine, in terms of its effectiveness against sickness and transmission, won’t be ideal and may not have a long duration,” Gates was quoted as saying.</p>
“The initial vaccine, in terms of its effectiveness against sickness and transmission, won’t be ideal and may not have a long duration,” Gates was quoted as saying.
<p>He said he thought the first vaccines might only be a ‘stop-gap’ offer available primarily to the rich countries.</p>
He said he thought the first vaccines might only be a ‘stop-gap’ offer available primarily to the rich countries.
<p>Through Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates has provided financial support to several leading vaccine candidates including the one being developed by AstraZeneca in collaboration with Oxford University.</p>
Through Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates has provided financial support to several leading vaccine candidates including the one being developed by AstraZeneca in collaboration with Oxford University.
