Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Fortune
Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

Bill Gates sees another pandemic within 30 years. Disease experts say it's not if but when.

Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Credit: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg - Getty Images)

The COVID pandemic was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime event. Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, disagrees.

He predicts either a major war or another pandemic will occur within the next three decades.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.