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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.
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Face masks have been seen as a vital defence in stopping the spread of the deadly coronavirus, which has killed over 500,000 Americans. As President, Donald Trump resisted enforcing compulsory mask wearing in the US and often made public appearances without one. The issue of face masks soon became politicised and a controversial topic, although states eventually started introducing orders for people to wear face masks in public.
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The Microsoft co-founder was taking part in a question and answer session with journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin on Clubhouse. Asked which operating system he preferred, Mr Gates replied: “I actually use an Android phone. Because I want to keep track of everything, I’ll often play around with iPhones, but the one I carry around happens to be Android.