Xinhua News Agency, New York, February 28 (Reporter Xu Xingtang) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation co-chairs Bill Gates published an article in the "New England Journal of Medicine" on the 28th, warning that new crown pneumonia may become a pandemic that will never happen in a century Disease, the world must respond effectively.
Gates said in the article that in the face of the new crown epidemic that is spreading globally, global leaders have an important responsibility: not only to accelerate innovation and research and save more lives, but also to jointly improve the global pandemic response mechanism in the long run. He called: "Leaders should act now and urgently."
In response to the outbreak, Bill Gates called on donor governments to help their low- and middle-income countries prepare for the outbreak in addition to protecting their citizens. This will not only save lives, but also slow the global spread of the virus.
He also pointed out that the world also needs to speed up research and vaccine development for new coronary pneumonia. In addition to the current research results, using compound libraries that have passed safety tests and new screening technologies (including machine learning), scientists can screen antiviral drugs for large-scale clinical trials within weeks, thereby Speed up drug development.
Gates believes that while responding to the current crisis, systemic adjustments are still needed to improve the global pandemic response mechanism in the long run. Specific measures include: investing in disease surveillance, establishing a database of cases that relevant institutions can immediately access, and formulating rules that require countries to share information; establishing systems to develop safe and effective vaccines and antiviral drugs, After the spread of the disease, ensure that safe and effective vaccines and antiviral drugs are approved and produced and supplied quickly.
He emphasized that more funding is needed to improve disease surveillance and response. "Investing billions of dollars to fight a pandemic is not a small sum, but to solve the problem, this is a necessary investment and worthwhile investment. ".
Gates said in the article that in the face of the new crown epidemic that is spreading globally, global leaders have an important responsibility: not only to accelerate innovation and research and save more lives, but also to jointly improve the global pandemic response mechanism in the long run. He called: "Leaders should act now and urgently."
In response to the outbreak, Bill Gates called on donor governments to help their low- and middle-income countries prepare for the outbreak in addition to protecting their citizens. This will not only save lives, but also slow the global spread of the virus.
He also pointed out that the world also needs to speed up research and vaccine development for new coronary pneumonia. In addition to the current research results, using compound libraries that have passed safety tests and new screening technologies (including machine learning), scientists can screen antiviral drugs for large-scale clinical trials within weeks, thereby Speed up drug development.
Gates believes that while responding to the current crisis, systemic adjustments are still needed to improve the global pandemic response mechanism in the long run. Specific measures include: investing in disease surveillance, establishing a database of cases that relevant institutions can immediately access, and formulating rules that require countries to share information; establishing systems to develop safe and effective vaccines and antiviral drugs, After the spread of the disease, ensure that safe and effective vaccines and antiviral drugs are approved and produced and supplied quickly.
He emphasized that more funding is needed to improve disease surveillance and response. "Investing billions of dollars to fight a pandemic is not a small sum, but to solve the problem, this is a necessary investment and worthwhile investment. ".
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