The Dhaka Times Desk If the vaccine for the corona virus is discovered, there is still doubt about when it will be available to the poor countries of the world. Therefore, Bill Gates wants to pay the production cost of billions of doses of vaccine.
However, to remove this doubt about the vaccine, Bill Gates, the world's top billionaire, wants to bear the cost of producing billions of doses of a potentially effective vaccine for Corona.
The American billionaire is keeping a close eye on the most promising vaccines. Bill Gates has pledged financial support to drug companies to ensure ramp-up of production capacity before it is proven effective.
He also wants to provide $100 million in aid to low-income countries that cannot afford the potential vaccine. Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, has announced that he will support the purchase of vaccines on behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through the non-profit organization Gavi The Vaccine Alliance.
Last Thursday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other heads of state of various countries participated in an international conference on the formation of a vaccine fund for the corona virus. Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, later urged world leaders to produce billions of doses of potential vaccines and ensure that they are available to everyone.
He said, there are plans to make multiple vaccine production factories in Asia, Europe and America. If we can produce 100 or 200 million doses a year then there will be no complicated problem in its allocation.
This billionaire said, if only 10 million doses can be produced annually; Then there will be a big problem.
Corona has disrupted access to life-saving vaccines in the world's poorest countries, and the pandemic has disrupted global routine immunization programs. Because of which millions of children are at risk of diseases like diphtheria, measles and polio. However, if the corona vaccine comes to the market, it will support the large-scale supply of Gavi The Vaccine Alliance, a Seattle-based organization called the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Gates said that even the cost of this work could exceed 10 billion dollars. In an interview last month, Gavi CEO Seth Barkley said the vaccine could cost the world tens of billions of dollars.
Doctors Without Borders says Gavi has proposed billions of dollars in funding to increase production capacity, but there is considerable doubt that pharmaceutical companies will be able to keep the vaccine's price within people's reach.
Bill Gates said that a dose of some corona vaccines can cost from 4 to 15 dollars. The US billionaire said he sees eight experimental vaccines as promising. We are thinking about them and if they work well we will look into them.
Things to do to prevent Corona virus
# stay at home all the time.
# Follow the rules and use mask when going out for emergency.
# three-layer surgical mask can be washed if desired.
# wash clothes after coming home from outside. Or hang it without shaking for at least four hours.
# Wash hands thoroughly (for at least 20 seconds) with soap or liquid before coming outside.
# plastic PPE or eyes, face, head must be washed thoroughly with detergent and dried after one use.
# Wear PPE made of cloth or clean as described.
# Use a head cap that completely covers the hair.
# Those who have sneeze cough should follow all the rules promulgated by the government. Also, wash hands as directed before and after handling food items, keys, switches, mice, remote controls, mobiles, watches, computer desks, TVs, etc. and after using the bathroom. Those who have dry hands use Moisture after washing their hands. Soap or hand liquid can be used. Why can this virus remain in the crackle (cracked part) of dry hands? Avoid using highly alkaline soaps or detergents.
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