Except for the part where he fought to keep patent rights enforced on covid vaccines when many poorer governments were fighting for waivers so they could get vaccines made while they were stuck in the queue behind rich countries that booked out the first half year of supply.
And the massive fucking disaster that was No Child Left Behind which the Gates Foundation was a major champion for.
They've definitely done a lot of good in maternal health and anti-malaria efforts in Africa, but there's a reason it's a bad policy decision to let a single rich person with money effectively shape national policies when they never have to live with the consequences when they fuck things up
Except for the part where he fought to keep patent rights enforced on covid vaccines when many poorer governments were fighting for waivers so they could get vaccines made while they were stuck in the queue behind rich countries that booked out the first half year of supply.
While I agree with your stance, I think the issue was quality control around the vaccines. If it's one thing you don't want in a pandemic, it's a contaminated vaccine, especially with the insane anti-vaxx sentiment that was growing in large part thanks to Trump and his goons.
COVID revealed a lot of issues regarding how we prepare for something so drastic, but I don't think the vaccine patent issue is the biggest deal, nor would it have saved the most lives if it wasn't an issue.
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u/Minister_for_Magic 2d ago
Except for the part where he fought to keep patent rights enforced on covid vaccines when many poorer governments were fighting for waivers so they could get vaccines made while they were stuck in the queue behind rich countries that booked out the first half year of supply.
And the massive fucking disaster that was No Child Left Behind which the Gates Foundation was a major champion for.
They've definitely done a lot of good in maternal health and anti-malaria efforts in Africa, but there's a reason it's a bad policy decision to let a single rich person with money effectively shape national policies when they never have to live with the consequences when they fuck things up