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Gates’ $750m vaccination pledge

Gates’ $750m vaccination pledge (BBC News)

Whatever your personal opinions of Bill Gates, you have to get behind this massive gesture. There are many very rich people who do little work like this, and the fact that Bill Gates is exceedingly rich should not take away from the fact that he’s spending an awful lot of money to help others.

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