Bill Gates wants to prevent the next pandemic. One solution: a global 'GERM' team

Gates could arguably fund GERM in its entirety. But he doesn't intend to, apart from a small amount of startup money, because of what he sees as a question of legitimacy. — Reuters

To Bill Gates, it's obvious world leaders will fund a global health team to prevent the next pandemic.

"We're just not that irrational," the billionaire philanthropist and self-proclaimed data nerd said of the alternative.