Bill Gates says there's a better way to fight Covid, future pandemics
In interview with POLITICO, the billionaire philanthropist lays out a battle plan that goes beyond responding to the coronavirus.
Erin Banco | POLITICO
MUNICH — To health leaders across the globe, reaching the World Health Organization’s goal of vaccinating 70 percent of the planet’s population by mid-2022 is crucial to stave off future Covid-19 surges.
To Bill Gates, the target represents a top-down approach to fighting the coronavirus that overlooks the reality on the ground — a way of thinking he says must change before the next pandemic...