In the interview, which took place in Boston in April 2018, Gates noted that the heightened “speed of travel’’ across the globe would exacerbate efforts to slow the spread of any pandemic.
He added: “When an epidemic hits, governments having been prepared in advance and going through simulations, that will help them make the decisions that are only in their hands.’’
He recalled that in an Oval Office meeting the month before, Trump was enthusiastic about the prospect of a universal flu vaccine. (In the same meeting, he said, Trump floated the idea of his becoming the White House science adviser.)
Watch below for a fuller version of the interview.
STAT Interview in 2018 with Bill Gates