
Speaking to CNN's Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta in a coronavirus town hall, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the fact that people are still dying in the US today shows that the country is "not even close" to doing enough to fight the pandemic.
He also expressed disappointment with what he called a lack of US leadership to tackle this virus globally, which has led to developing countries — such as Brazil and India — bearing the brunt of this disease.
"The US, in particular, hasn't had the leadership messages or coordination that you would have expected," he said.
Gates said he remains hopeful that the US will "step up" and help get the tools, particularly the vaccine, out to everyone in the world.