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Bill Gates to Start TB Vaccine Trials in Indonesia

According to reporting from Tempo, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has stated that the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, would make Indonesia a testing site for the tuberculosis (TB) vaccine he is developing.

Prabowo made the statement when welcoming Bill Gates and dozens of Indonesian conglomerates at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Monday (7/5/25.)

“He is developing the TB vaccine, and for the world, Indonesia will be one of the places where it will be tested,” said Prabowo.

Prabowo stated that the development of this vaccine is positive because TB claims almost 100,000 lives every year. Therefore, Prabowo welcomed Bill Gates’ commitment to assist Indonesia in vaccination. In addition to the TB vaccine, Bill Gates is also developing a malaria vaccine, says Tempo.

Bill Gates stated that the world needs the TB vaccine, and he is paying attention to the TB figures in Indonesia. He mentioned that trials for the tuberculosis vaccine have begun, including in Indonesia. In addition to Indonesia, India, and Africa are sites for testing the TB vaccine developed by Gates.

“We have two trial sites for the vaccine here, and that will help us determine how effective the vaccine is,” he said.

Source: Tempo

Stock image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

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