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Bill Gates says he’s ‘surprised’ by Covid-19 conspiracies
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The billionaire entrepreneur made his remarks during an appearance on the Late Show with Seth Meyers last week. Asked by his host why people should look at vaccinations as a global rather than national issue, Mr Gates replied: "Well, the first reason is that we don't want other humans to die. And so helping them out is morally important but also we want the world economy to go back to normal.