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After predicting COVID-19 years in advance, billionaire claims there is a 27,5% chance of a new pandemic in the next 10 years and warns: “We learned nothing from 2020!”
Bill Gates, one of the world’s greatest technology visionaries, has already proven that his predictions should be taken seriously. In 2015, he warned about the risk of a global pandemic, and just a few years later, COVID-19 paralyzed the planet. Now, the billionaire has sounded the alarm again: there is a 10 to 15% chance of a new epidemic by 2030, and the world remains unprepared to face it.
If there's one thing history has taught us, it's that ignoring warnings can have dire consequences. According to Gates, the COVID-19 pandemic should have served as a learning experience, but governments and institutions seem to have ignored this opportunity. He warns that without a solid plan, we could repeat the same mistakes—at an even greater cost.
Billionaire's warning about new pandemics
Bill Gates’ concern is not based on vague assumptions, but on concrete data. During an interview with The Wall Street Journal, he stressed that the risk of a new pandemic is real and imminent. Risk models from the company Airfinity, for example, indicate a 27,5% chance that the world will face another outbreak of global magnitude in the next ten years.
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Given this alarming prediction, the question arises: what are we doing to prevent this from happening? Gates' answer is clear and worrying: nothing or almost nothing.
“We are not prepared at all”
When asked about progress in preparing for new pandemics, the billionaire was categorical: “We are not prepared at all.” For him, the mistakes made during the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be repeated, and the world is not moving quickly enough.
Gates argues that instead of just reacting to crises, we should have an effective global action plan. However, he regrets that this initiative is not being taken seriously by world leaders. According to him, despite the devastating impact of the last pandemic, there is no consensus on what tools need to be improved or developed to avoid a similar disaster in the future.
What keeps Bill Gates up at night?
If there's one thing that keeps the billionaire awake at night, it's humanity's inertia in the face of such a serious threat. He argues that with so many technological advances and investments trillionaires in the last crisis, it was expected that the world would be better prepared. But in reality, the same challenges remain.
According to him, the key to avoiding a new pandemic lies in continued investment in scientific research, the creation of rapid response mechanisms and international collaboration. However, these points continue to be left aside in the name of other political and economic priorities.
The pandemic was an ignored warning
For Gates, the COVID-19 pandemic was a wake-up call that should have served to strengthen health systems, improve epidemiological surveillance and ensure adequate funding for research. However, what we are seeing is the opposite.
One of the most worrying points mentioned by the billionaire is the cut in funding for research projects, especially in the United States. He criticizes former President Donald Trump for his plans to reduce investment in studies on deadly diseases, such as HIV, and the development of new vaccines.
In Gates' view, such cuts could cost millions of lives in the future. He points out that the United States plays a key role in providing medicines. for millions of people around the world, and any disruption to these programs could be catastrophic.
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