COVID-19 is still the virus of the moment, but the emergence of a much older and more deadly virus is said to lurk just over the horizon. This premonition comes from Microsoft founder turned vaccine-focused philanthropist Bill Gates. In a recent interview with Policy Exchange, Gates warned governments to prepare for bioterrorist attacks using smallpox. He urged the United States, the UK, and other nations to immediately begin investing billions in research and development to counter the impending threat. “You say, OK, what if a bioterrorist brought smallpox to 10 airports? You know, how would the world respond to that? There are naturally caused epidemics and bioterrorism-caused epidemics that could even be way worse than what we experienced today,” Gates said. Gates’s preparedness plan envisions governments pouring money into a new World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Task Force to address this deadly scenario predicted to besiege humanity in the near …