Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday warned that the coronavirus pandemic could make the fall "worse than the summer." The billionaire has been outspoken in his thoughts and advice regarding COVID-19, as well as his criticism of the government's handling of the virus. He predicted in 2015 that the world was not prepared for a pandemic. "The fall is going to be worse than the summer," Gates said in an interview with Politico Playbook when asked what the government should do to "right the course" of COVID-19. "
All the numbers are ticking up, and that was always a very good chance that as people go indoors and it's colder, that we would see more transmission."He continued to say that until the U.S. has developed and starts actively distributing antibodies and a vaccine, likely by the first half of 2021, "all we have is our behavior," including masks and social distancing. "Unfortunately, we've got a lot of fatigue and a lot of bad messages about these things," he said, adding that "U.S. mask compliance is actually pretty poor