"The transition is complicating, but the new administration is willing to rely on actual experts and not attack those experts," Gates, the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an interview that aired Sunday on "State of the Union."
President Donald Trump has refused to concede the 2020 election to Biden and has not coordinated with the President-elect on the Covid-19 vaccine candidates and the massively complex distribution operation. Biden has said that the Trump administration had shared information -- but not a "detailed plan" -- with his transition team about the nationwide distribution of a vaccine.
In his interview with Tapper, Gates praised Biden’s incoming administration for "laying out clear plans" to slow the spread of Covid-19, adding that "I think we’ll get through this in a positive way."
"You know I’m pleased with the people and the priority that President-elect Biden and his team are bringing to bear on this problem," he said.
The Gates Foundation on Thursday said it plans to commit an additional $250 million to support the "research, development and equitable delivery" of tools to fight Covid-19, including tests, treatments and vaccines. The announcement brings the group’s total commitments to the global Covid-19 response to $1.75 billion.