(United Nations Comprehensive Electric) UN Secretary -General Guterres said that according to the current development of global crown disease, perhaps only the development of vaccines can the world are expected to return to normal.
When Gutres held a video conference with representatives of about 50 African countries on Wednesday, he called for accelerating the development of vaccines and ensuring that everyone could get vaccines.
Gutres: Must develop vaccines with no speed in human history
He said that a safe and effective vaccine may be the only way to restore the world to the world, and at the same time, it can save the life of millions of people and save a lot of money.He hopes that relevant agencies and experts will accelerate the development and production of coronary vaccines at the speed and scale that have never seen before human history.
Gutres also revealed that he called on March 25 to raise $ 2 billion (about S $ 2.85 billion) for the United Nations for humanitarian assistance to crown diseases. So far, only 20 % of target funds have been raised.
On the other hand, Billionaire Bill Middot; Gates and his wife founded Bill and Midda Middot; Gates Foundation called for global cooperation on Wednesday to develop coronary vaccines for the world's 7 billion population.The foundation will provide $ 150 million in funds for this, coupled with the US $ 100 million announced by the Foundation in February this year, so far invested a total of $ 250 million in resistance.
Foundation President Suzman said that although it may take 18 months to develop and comprehensively test a safe coronary vaccine, governments and enterprises must start planning to produce such vaccines.
He said: It is normal to produce up to hundreds of millions of vaccines.When you face a new pathogen like crown disease, once a successful vaccine is found, billions are needed.There are 7 billion people on the earth.We have to vaccinate almost everyone.
Suzman said that most of the funds donated by the foundation will be used to support the development of crown test agents, treatment methods and vaccines, and ensure their global supply.Some of these funds will also be used to help the poorest countries in Africa, southern Africa in South Asia, and these countries lack materials, equipment and infrastructure to respond to crown diseases.
However, the focus of the foundation is to prepare for a vaccine that can effectively stop coronary virus.Suzman said scientists around the world are developing and testing about 100 potential vaccines.Many may be hopeful in the initial small tests, but most of them will end in failure in large -scale tests.
Successful vaccines will be used in 7 billion people.You need to test whether it has unexpected side effects, or whether there are side effects in some groups, whether it is pregnant women, elderly or children.Most candidate vaccines fail in those larger tests, the so -called third -stage experiments.
Suzman said that while performing vaccine tests, international experts, countries and enterprises are also needed to prepare for the production of vaccines in advance.This is indispensable for the participation of China and the United States and the World Health Organization.
Gates Foundation is second only to the United States
Suzman said: For us, WHO is obviously a very powerful and reliable partner.The Gates Foundation is the second largest source of funds for WHO, second only to the United States, and the United States has announced on Tuesday that it will suspend funding for WHO.
Suzman also said that the Gates Foundation is quite optimistic that one or more vaccines can be proved within 12 to 18 months.This will be a vaccine developed at the fastest speed in human history.
It is normal to produce up to hundreds of millions of vaccines.When you face a new pathogen like crown disease, once a successful vaccine is found, billions are needed.There are 7 billion people on the earth.We have to vaccinate almost everyone.
mdash; mdash; Bill and Midda Middot; Gates Foundation President Suzman
