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    Michael Nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 4 Apr 2020

    Bill Gates is setting up factories to manufacture 7 leading vaccine candidates before we know which is best & safest; we can test the vaccines in parallel, and then throw away all but the factory for the best vaccine. May save many months. Just extraordinary.pic.twitter.com/JGjkJ6FKNa

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      2. Michael Nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 4 Apr 2020

        Oops, the link:https://www.businessinsider.com.au/bill-gates-factories-7-different-vaccines-to-fight-coronavirus-2020-4 …

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      3. Michael Nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 4 Apr 2020

        (I have a tremendous amount of admiration for this, and many of his other efforts, & general thoughtfulness. But I must admit, I do get a chuckle out of all the "Bill has decades of experience with viruses!" Windows and MS-DOS jokes.)

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      4. Michael Nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 4 Apr 2020

        Just to be clear, when I said "throw away" the factory I was speaking figuratively. I'm sure the space will be used, and may even be repurposed for vaccine production. But there will still have been billions in sunk costs.

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      5. Michael Nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 4 Apr 2020

        Michael Nielsen Retweeted Kim-Mai Cutler

        https://twitter.com/kimmaicutler/status/1246524025016221696 … (It's usually a mistake to generalize from one data point. And, in any case, false dichotomies like "state xor private sector" are, well, false.)

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        Kim-Mai CutlerVerified account @kimmaicutler
        Having a competent state and bureaucracy and thriving private sector aren’t mutually exclusive. See South Korea or Germany, which may likely have a fraction of our deaths per capita because of the former. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/world/europe/germany-coronavirus-death-rate.html … https://twitter.com/sriramk/status/1246517664446476288 …
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      2. Joe Smith  🇨🇦‏ @joesmith323 4 Apr 2020
        Replying to @jimvj @michael_nielsen

        Bill Gates is a highly intelligent, ruthlessly rational and effective businessman spending his own money. The Trump administration is flailing around trying to order people to produce N95 masks. Gates will probably get there first with the vaccine.

        12 replies 12 retweets 138 likes
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      2. 𝐃𝐫. 𝕵𝖎𝖇𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖑L ₲Ⱬ₮‏ @SiR_GaMeZaLoT 4 Apr 2020
        Replying to @michael_nielsen @2paisay

        I just want to point out, with such a large sum and with his track record, this sounds less like "philanthropy" and more like a calculated investment in disguise.

        20 replies 11 retweets 173 likes
      3. DRoss‏ @dross144 4 Apr 2020
        Replying to @SiR_GaMeZaLoT @michael_nielsen @2paisay

        His foundation’s track record is of extraordinary philanthropy.

        2 replies 2 retweets 75 likes
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      1. Nikhil Thorat‏ @nsthorat 4 Apr 2020
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        The man deserves a nobel prize in our lifetime.

        12 replies 9 retweets 387 likes
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      1. Jean-Paul‏ @jeanpaul 4 Apr 2020
        Replying to @michael_nielsen

        So thankful @gatesfoundation spent decades focused on public health and continue to take the lead on solutions for C19. Thank you @BillGates and @melindagates !

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