Is Bill Gates vaccinated against Covid?
TECH mogul Bill Gates was outspoken about the coronavirus vaccines during their development.
In fact, Gates said that Covid-19 medication and future vaccines should be distributed to people who need them the most and not to “the highest bidder.”
Is Bill Gates vaccinated against Covid?
During the development of the Covid jab, Gates warned against the vaccine going to the higher bidder, claiming "we'll have a deadlier pandemic."
“If we just let drugs and vaccines go to the highest bidder, instead of to the people and the places where they are most needed, we’ll have a longer, more unjust deadlier pandemic,” Gates said last year at a remote Covid-19 conference hosted by the International AIDS Society.
“We need leaders to make these hard decisions about distributing based on equity, not just on market-driven factors."
As the Covid vaccines began rolling out to the public in January 2021, Gates was among those recipients.
On January 22, 2021, Gates tweeted a photo of himself receiving the jab, writing: "One of the benefits of being 65 is that I’m eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. I got my first dose this week, and I feel great.
"Thank you to all of the scientists, trial participants, regulators, and frontline healthcare workers who got us to this point."
Is Melinda Gates vaccinated against Covid?
There is no information about whether or not Melinda followed her soon-to-be ex-husband's footsteps and got vaccinated against the disease.
However, along with Gates, Melinda has been a vocal supporter of people worldwide getting vaccinated against Covid.
How much did the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledge to the fight against Covid-19?
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged around $1.75billion to the worldwide pandemic response efforts.
The foundation will donate resources to fund vaccines.
At the time of the announcement, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman said the company's "holy grail is cheap and effective and ideally single-dose."
Suzman emphasized the need for improvements to logistical infrastructure and supply chains by preparing health workers and clinics to administer COVID-19 vaccines and diagnostics and therapeutics.
“And on top of that, we need to deal with vaccine acceptance, potential vaccine hesitancy, how the public will approach this,” he said.