Bill Gates: An effective COVID-19 vaccine is at least 18 months away

Name: Bill Gates: An effective COVID-19 vaccine is at least 18 months away
Uploaded: 2020-04-09T11:53:13.000Z
Duration: 3 min 59 s
Description: Bill Gates, the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, tells CNBC's Becky Quick that while therapeutic treatments for those sick with COVID-19 could begin to roll out within four to six months, it would likely take at least 18 months to develop a safe and effective vaccine.

Bill Gates, the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, tells CNBC's Becky Quick that while therapeutic treatments for those sick with COVID-19 could begin to roll out within four to six months, it would likely take at least 18 months to develop a safe and effective vaccine.

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Thu, Apr 9 20207:53 AM EDT