Bill Gates bewildered by conspiracy theories about him and Covid vaccines: ‘Why would I want to do that?’
2 years, 11 months ago

Bill Gates bewildered by conspiracy theories about him and Covid vaccines: ‘Why would I want to do that?’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Conspiracy theories involving Bill Gates and Covid-19 vaccines have baffled many people – including Bill Gates. As a side effect, this has earned him the attention of online conspiracy theorists, many of whom believe that Covid vaccines secretly contain microscopic computer chips that Mr Gates uses to control people. “Social media got behind on trying to get factual information out – there will be a lot of debate about how to do better on that.” For her final question, Professor Sridhar asked Mr Gates “what everyone wants to know – how and when will the pandemic be over?” On this subject, the Microsoft founder offered some cautious optimism. “Once Omicron goes through a country then the rest of the year should see far fewer cases so Covid can be treated more like seasonal flu,” Mr Gates said.

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Bill Gates fears world on brink of war, pandemic possible within 25 years
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Bill Gates fears world on brink of war, pandemic possible within 25 years

Live Mint  

Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, has sounded the alarm on two major global concerns: the threat of war and the lingering pandemic. According to Bill Gates, many disturbances in the world today could lead to a major war, and even if the war is avoided, a pandemic is possible, most likely in the next 25 years. Bill …

Bill Gates says worry about another pandemic keeps him up at night
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Bill Gates says worry about another pandemic keeps him up at night

Hindustan Times  

Bill Gates has time and again warned the general public about issues like climate disasters, devastating cyberattacks and more. Bill Gates expressed concern over future pandemics and wars, highlighting the need for better preparedness compared to the Covid-19 outbreak. He said that “a lot of unrest” in today’s world could spark “a major war” and even “if we avoid a …

The art of Gatescrashing democracy
8 months, 4 weeks ago

The art of Gatescrashing democracy

The Hindu  

In The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire, Washington D.C.-based investigative journalist Tim Schwab examines Bill Gates as a case study of how billionaire philanthropy can parlay extreme wealth into political influence sans accountability. As one example, 15 years ago, the head of the WHO’s malaria programme warned that the foundation’s bullying influence over malaria …

PM Modi tells Bill Gates why he called for clanging utensils in Covid pandemic
9 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi tells Bill Gates why he called for clanging utensils in Covid pandemic

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interaction with philanthropist Bill Gates recalled his government's fight against the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates interact with each other while discussing various crucial topics, in New Delhi on Friday. On Friday, PM Modi recalled how he diligently followed all the Covid-19 protocols in public to …

Why is Bill Gates giving away his wealth? Microsoft co-founder says...
10 months, 1 week ago

Why is Bill Gates giving away his wealth? Microsoft co-founder says...

Hindustan Times  

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday spilled the beans on being a philanthropist and giving away his wealth saying that he always knew that he would have to learn how to be a philanthropist and found things like vaccines for malaria or malnutrition due to the wealth generated from his company. Co-founder, Microsof Bill Gates Read here: Smriti Irani on …

Fact Check: This video of journalist 'grilling' Bill Gates over Covid vaccines is a 'deepfake'
1 year, 10 months ago

Fact Check: This video of journalist 'grilling' Bill Gates over Covid vaccines is a 'deepfake'

India Today  

A video purportedly showing a grilling interview of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is doing the rounds on social media and features a journalist accusing Gates of stealing technology from others and also profiteering from COVID-19 vaccines. So much for philanthropy.” Advocate Prashant Bhushan also shared the video taking a jibe at Bill Gates, which he later deleted. Taking a clue, …

Bill Gates meets PM Modi, discusses India\'s \"incredible progress and innovation\"
1 year, 10 months ago

Bill Gates meets PM Modi, discusses India\'s \"incredible progress and innovation\"

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed at length the 'innovative work' in health, climate change, and other crucial areas, stated Gates Notes the official blog of the Microsoft co-founder. Invoking the pandemic, Gates, in his official blog, said he has been in touch with PM Modi for developing Covid-19 vaccines and …

Measles over Mars: Bill Gates takes a jab at Elon Musk's space ambitions
1 year, 11 months ago

Measles over Mars: Bill Gates takes a jab at Elon Musk's space ambitions

Hindustan Times  

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has made it clear he will not join the ‘billionaire space race’ as he feels funding vaccines is more important than colonising Mars; the comment has been seen as a dig at Twitter boss Elon Musk and his ambitions. In an interview to British broadcaster BBC, Gates said he doesn’t think Musk is a ‘great philanthropist’ …

COVID-19: Bill Gates hopeful world 'completely back to normal' by end of 2022 - and vaccine sharing to ramp up
2 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19: Bill Gates hopeful world 'completely back to normal' by end of 2022 - and vaccine sharing to ramp up

Sky News  

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has told Sky News he remains hopeful the world will be "completely back to normal" by the end of 2022, as excess COVID-19 vaccines become available. Pressed over whether he was still confident that the world would be "completely back to normal" by the end of 2022, Mr Gates said: "Yes, I am. "There are still …

Posts recycle baseless claim about Gates’ vaccination status
55 years ago

Posts recycle baseless claim about Gates’ vaccination status

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Bill Gates’ daughters have not received any vaccines, including childhood immunizations. The billionaire philanthropist’s children are “fully vaccinated,” including against COVID-19, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press. Melinda French Gates also stated that her children had received all of their vaccines in a Facebook post marking World Immunization Week in 2019. …

New polio cases found due to pause in immunisation during COVID-19 time, says expert from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2 years, 2 months ago

New polio cases found due to pause in immunisation during COVID-19 time, says expert from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Hindu  

A pause in the immunisation programme at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic has led to the finding of fresh polio cases in countries such as the U.S., U.K. and Mozambique this year, according to an expert associated with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Mr. Bandyopadhyay coordinates global research aimed at achieving and sustaining polio eradication besides developing novel polio …

Bill Gates eyes partnership with South Korea over global health
2 years, 4 months ago

Bill Gates eyes partnership with South Korea over global health

The Hindu  

Bill Gates on August 16 called for South Korea to further step up in international efforts to prevent infectious diseases such as COVID-19 as he stressed the need for the world to be better prepared for the next pandemic. Speaking to South Korean lawmakers in Seoul, Mr. Gates called for stronger international cooperation, including efforts to develop vaccines that would …

Bill Gates gives $20 billion to stem ‘significant suffering’
2 years, 5 months ago

Bill Gates gives $20 billion to stem ‘significant suffering’

Associated Press  

Bill Gates, concerned about the “significant suffering” caused by global setbacks including the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Wednesday that he will donate $20 billion to his foundation so it can increase its annual spending. “Despite huge global setbacks in the past few years, I see incredible heroism and sacrifice all over the world and I believe progress is possible,” Bill Gates, …

Bill Gates gives $20 billion to stem 'significant suffering'
2 years, 5 months ago

Bill Gates gives $20 billion to stem 'significant suffering'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Despite huge global setbacks in the past few years, …

Bill Gates meets Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at Davos; lauds India's vaccination drive
2 years, 7 months ago

Bill Gates meets Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at Davos; lauds India's vaccination drive

India TV News  

Highlights "It was great to meet Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and exchange perspectives on global health," Gates said India's success with the vaccination drive offers many lessons for the world, Gates said "We discussed a wide range of subjects relating to healthcare," Mansukh Mandaviya said Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Saturday appreciated India's vaccination drive. The development came during a meeting …

Bill Gates Is So Over This Pandemic
2 years, 7 months ago

Bill Gates Is So Over This Pandemic

Wired  

When Bill Gates took the stage at this year's TED conference, he brought with him a battered wooden bucket he'd made by hand. Subscribe to WIRED Illustration: Patrick Savile Standing in front of the crowd in Vancouver in his usual crewneck sweater and dress slacks, Gates used the prop to illustrate one of the points in his new book, How …

Bill Gates says Omicron could be "worst part of the pandemic," tech companies are already spooked
3 years ago

Bill Gates says Omicron could be "worst part of the pandemic," tech companies are already spooked

India Today  

After several experts, Bill Gates has sounded the alarm on the sharp spike in the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 around the world. In a series of tweets, the tech mogul has warned that we might just be entering "the worst part of the pandemic," with a potential for "more breakthrough cases" through Omicron, in people who are …

Omicron spreading faster than any virus in history, could be worst part of pandemic: Bill Gates
3 years ago

Omicron spreading faster than any virus in history, could be worst part of pandemic: Bill Gates

India Today  

"Just when it seemed like life would return to normal, we could be entering the worst part of the pandemic," Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said, adding that he has cancelled his holidays as the newly detected Omicron Covid variant takes the world by a storm. Just when it seemed like life would return to normal, we could be entering the …

Bill Gates not in favour of giving India Covid 19 vaccine tech, Gates foundation now sings different tune
3 years, 8 months ago

Bill Gates not in favour of giving India Covid 19 vaccine tech, Gates foundation now sings different tune

India Today  

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has come forth with a statement noting that no barriers should stand in the way of equitable access to vaccines, including intellectual property. This comes days after Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates expressed reluctance on sharing intellectual property rights with developing countries. This comes after Gates in an interview was asked if it …

Bill Gates believes Covid 19 vaccine tech should not be given to India, what he said and why he said it
3 years, 8 months ago

Bill Gates believes Covid 19 vaccine tech should not be given to India, what he said and why he said it

India Today  

Tech bigwig and Microsoft founder Bill Gates attracted criticism after a recent interview in which he expressed his reluctance in sharing Covid-19 vaccine technologies with developing countries like India. Even though Gates cites security issues and said it would be too expensive to share the vaccine patents with developing countries, several reports have highlighted the profit-making side of the Bill …

Bill Gates says Covid-19 vaccine tech should not be shared with India, now there is a vaccine shortage
3 years, 8 months ago

Bill Gates says Covid-19 vaccine tech should not be shared with India, now there is a vaccine shortage

India Today  

Bill Gates has been in the headlines for several reasons since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. At the start of this year, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed the country's vaccine production capacity as "the best asset that the world has today" in the fight against Covid-19. This is not the first time Gates has come under the radar …

Bill Gates says no to sharing vaccine formulas with global poor to end pandemic
3 years, 8 months ago

Bill Gates says no to sharing vaccine formulas with global poor to end pandemic

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. Bill Gates, one of the world's richest men and most powerful philanthropists, was the target of criticism from social justice campaigners on Sunday after arguing that lifting patent protections on COVID-19 vaccine technology and sharing recipes with the world to foster a massive ramp up in manufacturing and distribution — despite a growing …

Bill Gates says he's hopeful the world will be 'completely back to normal' by the end of next year
3 years, 8 months ago

Bill Gates says he's hopeful the world will be 'completely back to normal' by the end of next year

Daily Mail  

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has expressed confidence that the world will be 'completely back to normal' by the end of 2022. The Microsoft founder said he expected Covid infection levels to be reduced to 'very small numbers' by the end of next year as vaccines became increasingly available around the world. He said within 'the next three or four months' …

By end of 2022 we should be basically completely back to normal: Bill Gates on pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

By end of 2022 we should be basically completely back to normal: Bill Gates on pandemic

India TV News  

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has predicted that the world should be back to normal by 2022 end, thanks to the availability of vaccines, Reuters reported. Speaking in the interview Gates said, "By the end of 2022 we should be basically completely back to normal." Earlier in January, hailing India's leadership in scientific innovation, Bill Gates said it's great …

Bill Gates is Not a Mars Person. And He Doesn't Believe in Elon Musk's Rocket Solution
3 years, 10 months ago

Bill Gates is Not a Mars Person. And He Doesn't Believe in Elon Musk's Rocket Solution

News 18  

Bill Gates predicted the pandemic. The billionaire American business magnate, software developer, and philanthropist has a new book out, called “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” In an interview for the book, he mentioned how unlike Tesla CEO and Space X boss, Elon Musk, he wants to focus on issues right here on Earth – not on Mars. The Microsoft …

Bill Gates Warned Us About Covid-19 in 2015, Now He is Predicting Two More Disasters
3 years, 11 months ago

Bill Gates Warned Us About Covid-19 in 2015, Now He is Predicting Two More Disasters

News 18  

Business magnate, philanthropist, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates had warned the world about the pandemic back in 2015 and now he wants us mortal humans to know what crisis could be knocking at our doors in the near future. “If anything kills over 10 million people in the next few decades, it’s likely to be a highly infectious virus rather …

Bill Gates, vaccines and population control make for infectious conspiracy theory
3 years, 11 months ago

Bill Gates, vaccines and population control make for infectious conspiracy theory

India Today  

Amid reports of several deaths in Norway after administration of Covid-19 vaccine, a viral Facebook message claims that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates wants to reduce the world population through forced vaccination. Several Facebook users have posted an image of a 2011 edition of Ireland-based newspaper “The Sovereign Independent”, whose front page headline says, “Depopulation Through Forced Vaccination: The Zero Carbon …

From ‘impotency’ to ‘microchip’: Dangerous conspiracy theories surrounding Covid-19, vaccines
4 years ago

From ‘impotency’ to ‘microchip’: Dangerous conspiracy theories surrounding Covid-19, vaccines

Hindustan Times  

The coronavirus disease pandemic has claimed over 1.83 million lives worldwide so far, according to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, overwhelming health facilities around the globe. A conspiracy theory claimed that Bill Gates had planned to use a potential Covid-19 vaccine to implant microchips to monitor the movement of billions of people. Here are some of the baseless conspiracy theories …

Opinion | New Year dawns with hope of vaccines which will counter Covid pandemic
4 years ago

Opinion | New Year dawns with hope of vaccines which will counter Covid pandemic

India TV News  

Let me begin the New Year by extending my best wishes to all of you. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the first vaccine that will be given will be the one that has been made in India and preparations are being made on a war footing to vaccinate people across India within the shortest time span. On Thursday, …

Bill Gates doesn’t see a formal role in Biden administration
4 years ago

Bill Gates doesn’t see a formal role in Biden administration

Live Mint  

Billionaire Bill Gates said he doesn’t expect to take on a formal role in Joe Biden’s administration, but his foundation will liaise with the incoming government on future infectious disease control. “I think our foundation will be part of that dialogue to make sure we don’t blow it again.” When asked if he will serve any role in future task …

Bill Gates confident almost all Covid-19 vaccines will work well
4 years, 1 month ago

Bill Gates confident almost all Covid-19 vaccines will work well

CNN  

CNN — Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes “almost all” the Covid-19 vaccines will work and work well, he said in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. “Ideally, people would say, ‘OK, because the medical tools are coming, we can double down on good behavior,’” he said. “You want to make sure that you don’t waste any of this vaccine, …

Gates Foundation Donates an Extra 70mn Dollar to Fund Equal Distribution of Covid Vaccines
4 years, 1 month ago

Gates Foundation Donates an Extra 70mn Dollar to Fund Equal Distribution of Covid Vaccines

News 18  

The Gates Foundation added another $70 million of funding on Thursday to global efforts to develop and distribute vaccines and treatments against the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it hoped other international donors would now also pledge more. An extra $50 million will go to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment led by the GAVI vaccine alliance, the foundation said, and another $20 …

Very Large Portion of Covid-19 Vaccines Likely to Be Manufactured in India: Gates Foundation CEO
4 years, 2 months ago

Very Large Portion of Covid-19 Vaccines Likely to Be Manufactured in India: Gates Foundation CEO

News 18  

A very large portion of COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be manufactured in India through the country’s strong and robust private sector partners, said Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman. “I think India is doing everything it can right now with the resources at hand, but we are all hopeful that next year as some of these vaccines …

Very large portion of COVID-19 vaccines likely to be manufactured in India: Gates Foundation CEO
4 years, 2 months ago

Very large portion of COVID-19 vaccines likely to be manufactured in India: Gates Foundation CEO

The Hindu  

A very large portion of COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be manufactured in India through the country’s strong and robust private sector partners, said Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman. “I think India is doing everything it can right now with the resources at hand, but we are all hopeful that next year as some of these vaccines …

Bill Gates says climate change will be as deadly as coronavirus by 2060
4 years, 3 months ago

Bill Gates says climate change will be as deadly as coronavirus by 2060

India Today  

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates in an interview with Bloomberg has reiterated his concern for climate change. Gates said that by 2060, climate change could be just as deadly as COVID-19, and by 2100 it could be five times as deadly. By the end of the century, if emissions growth stays high, climate change could be responsible for 73 extra deaths …

Coronavirus has set global health progress back decades: Gates Foundation
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus has set global health progress back decades: Gates Foundation

India Today  

The knock-on effects of the coronavirus pandemic have halted and reversed global health progress, setting it back 25 years and exposing millions to the risk of deadly disease and poverty, a report by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation warned on Tuesday. The Foundation's Goalkeepers report, which tracks progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of reducing poverty and …

Bill Gates on Covid: Most US Tests Are ‘Completely Garbage’
4 years, 5 months ago

Bill Gates on Covid: Most US Tests Are ‘Completely Garbage’

Wired  

For 20 years, Bill Gates has been easing out of the roles that made him rich and famous—CEO, chief software architect, and chair of Microsoft—and devoting his brainpower and passion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, abandoning earnings calls and antitrust hearings for the metrics of disease eradication and carbon reduction. My first interview with Gates was in 1983, …

Covid-19 drugs should go to people who need them, not ’highest bidder’: Bill Gates
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 drugs should go to people who need them, not ’highest bidder’: Bill Gates

Live Mint  

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates called for COVID-19 drugs and an eventual vaccine to be made available to countries and people that need them most, not to the "highest bidder," saying relying on market forces would prolong the deadly pandemic. "If we just let drugs and vaccines go to the highest bidder, instead of to the people and the places where …

Take That's Howard Donald goes on bizarre rant about facemasks
4 years, 6 months ago

Take That's Howard Donald goes on bizarre rant about facemasks

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ” During the rant, he suggested people hoping to …

Bill Gates did not refuse to vaccinate his children
4 years, 8 months ago

Bill Gates did not refuse to vaccinate his children

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Bill Gates’ former doctor says the vaccine advocate refused to vaccinate his own children. Bill Gates’ former doctor says billionaire “refused to vaccinate his own children,” states a Facebook post illustrated with a picture of the family. The post goes on to quote an unnamed physician, “I don’t know if he had them vaccinated as adults but I can …

Checking Clive Palmer's hydroxychloroquine ads, Bill Gates COVID-19 conspiracy theories, and the problem with Facebook
4 years, 8 months ago

Checking Clive Palmer's hydroxychloroquine ads, Bill Gates COVID-19 conspiracy theories, and the problem with Facebook

ABC  

As the world grapples with an unprecedented health crisis, it is now more important than ever to ensure that the information we share is accurate and fact-based. Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our range of news alerts for the latest on how the pandemic is impacting the world Checking Clive Palmer's …

Bill Gates to spend billions to produce 7 potential coronavirus vaccines
4 years, 9 months ago

Bill Gates to spend billions to produce 7 potential coronavirus vaccines

Live Mint  

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has announced his foundation is paying for the construction of facilities that will manufacture seven promising coronavirus vaccines and the best two vaccines would be picked up for final trials. In an interview with host Trevor Noah on The Daily Show, he said the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is moving forward with building manufacturing capacity …

Bill Gates says US needs to increase COVID-19 testings; asserts on 10 week nationwide shutdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Bill Gates says US needs to increase COVID-19 testings; asserts on 10 week nationwide shutdown

India TV News  

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday suggested that the United States needs to increase the testing for coronavirus and aggregate the results to fight against the deadly virus. He further asserted on a nationwide approach towards physical distancing until the COVID-19 cases go down in the US, which might take 10 weeks or more. Earlier, Gates had called for a …

COVID-19 Is The Best Argument Yet For A Wealth Tax
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 Is The Best Argument Yet For A Wealth Tax

Huff Post  

Former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg addresses his staff and the media after announcing that he was ending his campaign on March 4. Philanthropy, Bill Gates said when asked about a wealth tax at The New York Times’ Dealbook conference last year, “plays a role that neither the private sector or the government is able to do.” Two months into …

'Microbes, Not Missiles': Did Bill Gates Warn Us About COVID-19 Pandemic in 2015?
4 years, 9 months ago

'Microbes, Not Missiles': Did Bill Gates Warn Us About COVID-19 Pandemic in 2015?

News 18  

"Today the greatest risk of a global catastrophic doesn't look like this, but like this," said Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in 2015. At a time when the outbreak of the COVID-19 has gripped the world, a five year old video of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has surfaced where he predicted a pandemic affecting the humankind. We’re not ready", Bill Gates …

Bill Gates on ending disease, saving lives: ‘Time is on our side’
5 years, 8 months ago

Bill Gates on ending disease, saving lives: ‘Time is on our side’

Al Jazeera  

The billionaire’s foundation aims to eliminate many of the world’s preventable diseases, but it has its critics. “My focus is on the opportunity of the human capital here in Africa,” Gates told Al Jazeera on a recent visit to Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, where he met heads of state at an African Union summit to talk about healthcare. There’s a …

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