“I’m a little worried that the attention to pandemic preparedness is lower than I would have expected,” Mr. Gates said in an interview with the publication.
In the Microsoft co-founder’s eyes, pandemic preparedness includes the ability to make a vaccine in 100 days and have a global supply ready within another 100 days, according to the Journal.
Mr. Gates’ remarks coincide with a Sept. 13 report from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which called for more investment into countries’ healthcare systems — in part to ramp up vaccine manufacturing capabilities and address global vaccine inequity.
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