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WILL SUMMER 2021 BE
NORMAL?
- By Tanisha
With 2020, the terrible year for the people due to
coronavirus, coming to an end, Bill Gates,
Microsoft Co-founder, believes that a lot of things
will be back to normal by the summer of 2021. In a
television interview with CNN, Bill Gates said, "
very likely by the summer, a lot of things will be
back to normal. If vaccine approvals come along
quickly." The two vaccines that have already
turned up more than 90 percent effectiveness
conclusions, each from Pfizer and Moderna, are
proceeding quickly towards applying for
emergency use approval. He further kept his
summer of 2021 vision, which encompasses that
we will be able to go back to offices and open up
restaurants and bars. He also thinks that the
2021 school year which will be completely normal
is within reach. He acknowledges that it is an
attainable and relatively significant goal to be
kept in mind. We are capable of getting the whole
country and every city back in school.
He also discussed in detail the "daunting" work of
disseminating the vaccines which are round the
corner. He said, "The urgency and the numbers
are pretty daunting. You know if you end up with
all today's vaccines, we need over 10 billion doses
to get to a high percentage of the world."His
words landed at a period when the US is
encountering its worst coronavirus rise in
months, with daily cases breaking records day
after day. The US has the world's highest
coronavirus caseload and death toll. The Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation has devoted more
than $350 million to support the global response
to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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