比爾．蓋茲談新型冠狀病毒疫情在接下來數個月可能造成的最佳（及最糟）狀況，解釋減少病毒傳播的困難處，提供有希望之候選疫苗的新狀況，分享他對重新開放的想法，還花了點時間談到圍繞著他的陰謀論。別走開，還可以聽聽他對慈善家同伴的重要呼籲，希望他們能提升意識、企圖心和行動，為大家創造更好的世界。（主持此虛擬談話的是 TED 的首長克里斯 · 安德森，錄製時間為 20202/6/29。）

疫情會如何改變短期的未來

The trajectory of the pandemic remains deeply uncertain, with US deaths possibly surpassing a quarter million if precautions slip. More than half a million lives were lost worldwide in just three months, highlighting both the virus’s reach and the consequences of inconsistent responses. Advances in vaccines and treatments offer hope, but without coordinated distribution and behavioral change, progress will be uneven. The crisis also exposes and deepens social inequities, demanding urgent action from governments and philanthropists alike.