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THREAD: Bill Gates says climate change is an even harder problem than the pandemic.

He told us about coronavirus vaccines, climate change innovations, misinformation, and how Elon Musk and Steve Jobs are different. Here's what he said trib.al/AKGEzZn
"Any suggestion that a politician helped create the vaccine or it’s faster because of a politician is a very dangerous thing."

Bill Gates on if he's worried about politics hijacking the vaccine approval process trib.al/AKGEzZn
"Trillions is about dollars and cents, but the damage goes way beyond that."

Bill Gates on the cost of fighting the pandemic trib.al/AKGEzZn
"To somehow say that a vaccine is malign or that the deaths aren’t really taking place, it’s surprising to me how interesting that is, and it spreads far more quickly than the truth."

Bill Gates on conspiracy theorists against him trib.al/AKGEzZn
Is Elon Musk the new Steve Jobs? Bill Gates weighs in trib.al/AKGEzZn

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