An effective coronavirus vaccine is at least 18 months away: Bill Gates

Bill Gates, the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, tells CNBC's Becky Quick that while therapeutic treatments for those sick with COVID-19 could begin to roll out within four to six months, it would likely take at least 18 months to develop a safe and effective vaccine.

It might not be until fall 2021 that Americans “can be completely safe” from COVID-19, Bill Gates said in a Tuesday interview with Judy Woodruff on PBS Newshour.

That’s because it will take more than a year before a vaccine can be developed and deployed, according to researchers working to develop a treatment for COVID-19.

“The vaccine is critical, because, until you have that, things aren’t really going to be normal,” the billionaire philanthropist told Woodruff. “They can open up to some degree, but the risk of a rebound will be there until we have very broad vaccination.”

Social distancing is helping to lower the number of COVID-19 cases. The goal, Gates explained, is to get that number down to a point where “contact tracing” (a process in which those within close contact with an infected person are closely monitored) can be done, in order to maintain necessary quarantines.

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[soulmate]

Since when did Gate became such an expert on viruses.

[tbraghavendran]

How many of you came here to read the comments 🤔

[ComedyBros]

Yeah I just have one question... *WHY THE F IS THIS MAN BEING INTERVIEWED ABOUT THIS WHEN HE HAS ZERO MEDICAL BACKGROUND?!*

[enjoyitbro]

What made Bill Gates the expert on this?!

[Mapdotnowhere]

Believe half of what you see and NOTHING of what you hear

[FortniteLoverBoy]

He can’t stop his computers from getting viruses, how will he stop the virus from people?

[aman]

This man has to be one of the most sinister person on this planet.

[TY-ftkh]

The more you listen to this man, the more you realise he's talking a lot of garbled nonsense.

[journeyaddictman]

Corona virus maker : Bill Gates
Corona vaccine maker: Bill Gates

[softwaremediaguru]

No need for this vaccine, hydrochloroquine is good enough, most patient just need rest and eat well, and you will recover.

[dragonMagico]

Dont trust a guy who stole other peoples ideas to get rich

[frankysplace]

We people of earth have to stand up and fight against this evil!!! Nothing else can help only way is to stand up with everyone!!!

[mrmike]

Who elected or nominated Billy to speak for us? Is he a doctor now? I’m baffled. Sounds like he has money invested in vaccinations. A man that rich can’t be that benevolent...

[davidl]

Does anyone else notice that Gates gives a big grin at the oddest times in this interview??? And he is all over the media now everywhere!!

[CHRIS-wwpn]

God is coming ✝️✝️✝️✝️ I’d rather die than put that thing in my body

[kamiinthemist]

WAKE UP PEOPLE, its the mark of the beast, id rather die then taking that chip, JESUS IS COMING AND HE WILL SAVE US ALL WE SHALL HAVE FAITH IN HIM❤

[Jonathan-]

The microchip is basically the mark of the beast right?!

[bestabothworldz]

He wants to ID us its bad enough our phones already have as much control as they do

[mohammedkhan]

why is he laughing ? this is no laughable matter Mr.Gates.

[JohnSmith-ppot]

C'mon Billy. You completed the vaccine when you produced the virus.