Hill April 3, 2020
The billionaire told The Daily Show the move will waste billions of dollars, but will save precious time.
Story at a glance
- Gates said that at most his foundation would end up picking two out of the seven vaccine candidates.
- That means billions of dollars spent on manufacturing would be abandoned.
- He said it’s worth it, as the world is in a situation where the economy is losing trillions of dollars.
Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said his foundation is funding the construction of factories that will manufacture seven promising coronavirus vaccines.
In a clip released from Friday’s episode of The Daily Show, Gates said his foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates...