The multiple doses could require more than 7 billion vaccinations to be administered worldwide.
Microsoft co-founder who is now a philanthropist, Bill Gates has been at the forefront of promoting a vaccination campaign aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus globally. If necessary, the multiple doses could require more than 7 billion vaccinations to be administered worldwide.
"None of the vaccines at this point appear like they'll work with a single dose," Gates said.
"If what you are trying to do is block all the transmission, then you need to get 70-80% coverage on a global basis. So it's unbelievably big numbers," Gates said.
Gates also admitted that admitted that "there will be a lot of uncertainty" about the efficacy of any vaccine, but stressed that it's a solution "that will improve over time."
Bill Gates donated $300 million towards the global effort to combat COVID-19 through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
During the interview Gates was asked if the eventual vaccine will be safe, Gates responded by saying that the FDA — as it stands — will be able to prevent an unsafe vaccine from going on the market.
Gates has been accused on social media platforms for wanting to use COVID-19 vaccine to implant chips on those who will be injected. He has since denied that he will do this but also labelled these claims as conspiracy theory.
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He called the microchip theory “so stupid or strange that to even repeat [it] almost seems to give it credibility.” He also warned that widespread belief in such theories could lead to fewer vaccinations, and hence reduce the effectiveness of any vaccine.
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