Microsoft founder Bill Gates denied reports of his “involvement” in the novel coronavirus pandemic. reports zakon.kz with reference to Gazeta.ru.

This is a big challenge when people are looking for simple solutions. They wonder if someone is behind the pandemic, the billionaire said in an interview with the German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung.

He noted that his foundation has already faced public mistrust of the vaccine. He recalled that during the fight against polio in countries such as Pakistan or Nigeria, there were rumors that the vaccine against the disease was not safe and led to infertility in women.

To combat such misconceptions, it is necessary to turn to influential people, representatives of society or religious leaders, since only they can explain the benefits of the vaccine to the population.

Gates also predicted a pandemic that would be ten times worse than the current COVID-19 pandemic.