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"If every country does what Australia did, then you wouldn't be calling [the next outbreak] a pandemic," Gates, a health philanthropist who has dedicated billions of dollars to vaccine research, said at the annual Munich Security Conference
Keeping a new outbreak from becoming a pandemic would almost certainly prevent many of the global consequences caused by Covid-19. But, Gates noted, it'll likely require much stricter policies in a future outbreak's early days than how most of the world enacted against Covid.
countries will need to maintain those policies for a sustained period of time, even potentially against public pressure.
Gates cited Australia's Covid response as the gold standard to follow. The country reopened its international borders this week for the first time since March 2020. Over the course of the pandemic, returning citizens and approved international travelers have been required to quarantine in hotels guarded by police and military members. Australia's states even periodically locked down their respective borders.
The funny thing about my position on Gates is that I'm almost pleased to see when he veers wildly wide of his own lane, and publically announces these outlandish sentiments...it's a 'better the devil you know' sort of thing.
Bill Gates: 'If every country does what Australia did,' the world could prevent the next pandemic
originally posted by: marg6043
a reply to: Madviking
Oh, I can tell you the medical training comes from been a wealthy individual and his license is given every time he makes million-dollar donation.
With his money he can buy himself all kind of honorary tittles.