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(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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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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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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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.
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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.
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His foundation’s track record is of extraordinary philanthropy.
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The man deserves a nobel prize in our lifetime.
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@gatesfoundation spent decades focused on public health and continue to take the lead on solutions for C19. Thank you@BillGates and@melindagates !Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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