Health needs not hard cash should determine who gets the coronavirus vaccine first, says Bill Gates
Get the Full StoryNicolas Liponne NurPhoto via GettyBillionaire Microsoft found Bill Gates spoke at a COVID-19 virtual conference on Saturday.
Gates called for the equitable disbursement of coronavirus drugs, so that these drugs don't just go to the "highest bidders."
The US government bought up almost the entire world's stock of remdesivir, a drug that has proved effective in helping patients recover faster from the coronavirus.
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Bill Gates said that once a coronavirus vaccine is discovered, it should be distributed fairly and not just go to the "highest bidders."
The billionaire Microsoft founder was speaking at a virtual conference on the coronavirus hosted by the International AIDS Society on Saturday. See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Why thoroughbred horse semen is the world's most expensive liquidSee Also:How much did Trump's hydroxychloroquine obsession cost taxpayers? We found out.Stop trying to shame companies that took PPP loansDon't arrest anti-maskers. There's a better way to handle them.
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