
? 微軟(Microsoft)聯合創始人比爾·蓋茨警告稱,全球仍沒有為再一次全球大流行做好充分準備,并且可能重蹈覆轍,重復上一次疫情期間犯過的錯誤。
比爾·蓋茨認為,另外一場全球大流行完全有可能發生,而全世界并未做好充分準備。
在接受《華爾街日報》采訪時,這位慈善家被問到是什么讓他夜不能寐。
蓋茨回答說:“未來四年內發生自然大流行病的可能性在10%到15%之間。我們希望比上次的準備更加充分,但到目前為止,我們并未做好準備。”
在遭到質疑時,微軟聯合創始人重申:“我們絕對沒有做好準備。”
蓋茨補充說:“人們沒有對缺失哪些工具達成共識,而是在重蹈覆轍。我不會說在損失了數萬億美元和數百萬人去世之后,我們已經達到了預期的進展。”
通過蓋茨基金會(Gates Foundation),這位億萬富翁一直在警告氣候問題、網絡攻擊和公共衛生需求,同時也在推動開發解決方案。
去年9月,他表示全球動蕩可能引發一場大戰,未來25年內可能會出現另一場大流行病。
2022年,蓋茨出版了《如何預防下一次大流行》(How to Prevent the Next Pandemic)一書,并對包括美國在內的各國政府在應對2020年大流行病時缺乏規劃表示擔憂。
他還呼吁加強隔離政策,投資疾病監測,以及增加疫苗研發。此外,蓋茨基金會承諾在美國提供高達1.25億美元的資金,以“幫助結束新冠疫情的急性階段,并為未來的大流行做好準備。”(財富中文網)
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
? 微軟(Microsoft)聯合創始人比爾·蓋茨警告稱,全球仍沒有為再一次全球大流行做好充分準備,并且可能重蹈覆轍,重復上一次疫情期間犯過的錯誤。
比爾·蓋茨認為,另外一場全球大流行完全有可能發生,而全世界并未做好充分準備。
在接受《華爾街日報》采訪時,這位慈善家被問到是什么讓他夜不能寐。
蓋茨回答說:“未來四年內發生自然大流行病的可能性在10%到15%之間。我們希望比上次的準備更加充分,但到目前為止,我們并未做好準備。”
在遭到質疑時,微軟聯合創始人重申:“我們絕對沒有做好準備。”
蓋茨補充說:“人們沒有對缺失哪些工具達成共識,而是在重蹈覆轍。我不會說在損失了數萬億美元和數百萬人去世之后,我們已經達到了預期的進展。”
通過蓋茨基金會(Gates Foundation),這位億萬富翁一直在警告氣候問題、網絡攻擊和公共衛生需求,同時也在推動開發解決方案。
去年9月,他表示全球動蕩可能引發一場大戰,未來25年內可能會出現另一場大流行病。
2022年,蓋茨出版了《如何預防下一次大流行》(How to Prevent the Next Pandemic)一書,并對包括美國在內的各國政府在應對2020年大流行病時缺乏規劃表示擔憂。
他還呼吁加強隔離政策,投資疾病監測,以及增加疫苗研發。此外,蓋茨基金會承諾在美國提供高達1.25億美元的資金,以“幫助結束新冠疫情的急性階段,并為未來的大流行做好準備。”(財富中文網)
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
? Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates warned the world is still not adequately prepared for another pandemic and is poised to repeat the mistakes made during the last one.
Bill Gates thinks another pandemic is entirely possible, and the world is not as prepared as it should be.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the philanthropist was asked what keeps him up at night.
“The chance of a natural pandemic in the next four years is somewhere between 10 and 15%,” Gates replied. “And it’d be nice to think we’re actually more ready for that than we were last time, but so far we’re not.”
Challenged on that statement, the Microsoft cofounder reiterated himself saying, “we’re absolutely not.”
“People — rather than having a consensus about what tools are missing — are mostly still replaying the various mistakes that were made,” Gates added. “I wouldn’t say that we’re as far along as you’d expect after trillions of dollars and millions of lives have been lost.”
Through the Gates Foundation, the billionaire has been warning about climate concerns, cyberattacks, and public health needs, while also pushing for solutions.
In September, he said global unrest could spark a major war and that another pandemic was likely in the next 25 years.
In 2022, Gates authored the book How to Prevent the Next Pandemic and voiced his concerns around the lack of planning with governments across the world, including the U.S., in the handling of the 2020 pandemic.
He also called for stronger quarantining policies, investing in disease monitoring, as well as increased vaccine research and development. Additionally, the Gates Foundation pledged up to $125 million in the U.S. to “help end the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future pandemics.”