Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates predicts that the isolation regime in the United States will last until 2022. He told the Daily Mail, citing Qadin.Net publika.az. The billionaire answered the question of how serious the crisis caused by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic will be. According to the businessman, the next four or six months may be the worst period for the whole pandemic.
He supported tough measures to combat the coronavirus, including the introduction of self-isolation and a ban on cafes and restaurants. "It is estimated that another 200,000 people could die from the coronavirus. If we wore masks and kept our distance, we could have escaped most of the deaths! ”Gates said. The businessman believes that the situation will return to normal shortly after the start of mass vaccination, ie by the summer of 2021. At the same time, he is confident that the risk of infection will be high by 2022.
On December 9, Gates announced that six manufacturing companies could be ready to use the coronavirus vaccine by next spring. According to him, in the near future AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Novavax, Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines may be approved. Vaccine manufacturers Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca began registration a few weeks ago.