vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 day agoElon Musk is responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children,” says Bill Gatesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square189fedilinkarrow-up1889arrow-down19
arrow-up1880arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk is responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children,” says Bill Gatesarstechnica.comvegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square189fedilink
minus-squareChastity2323@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down3·22 hours agoDuring the pandemic, he crippled COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the global south by pressuring Oxford not to open source their vaccine. https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-the-world-loses-under-bill-gates-vaccine-colonialism/ https://archive.ph/2024.10.22-141139/https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-the-world-loses-under-bill-gates-vaccine-colonialism/
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·41 minutes agoThe Gates Foundation backpedaled that stance shortly after. Their initial objection was over quality assurance.
minus-squareMajesticElevator@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-26 hours agoQuestion is, how many vaccines would those countries have got if it wasn’t patented? AstraZeneca sold the vaccines without making a profit
During the pandemic, he crippled COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the global south by pressuring Oxford not to open source their vaccine.
https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-the-world-loses-under-bill-gates-vaccine-colonialism/
https://archive.ph/2024.10.22-141139/https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-the-world-loses-under-bill-gates-vaccine-colonialism/
The Gates Foundation backpedaled that stance shortly after. Their initial objection was over quality assurance.
Question is, how many vaccines would those countries have got if it wasn’t patented?
AstraZeneca sold the vaccines without making a profit