I would rather pay for vaccines than travel to Mars – Bill Gates

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Billionaire Bill Gates has said he would rather pay for vaccines than travelling to Mars, which he does not think is a good use of money.

“It’s actually quite expensive to go to Mars. You can buy measles vaccines and save lives for $1,000 (£814) per life saved,” he told the BBC.

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“And so [that] just kind of grounds you, as in – don’t go to Mars.”

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Mr Gates also spoke of his surprise at becoming the face of conspiracy theories during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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“I did not expect that,” he said, referring to suggestions he profited from the virus, or started it himself.

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“During the pandemic, there were tens of millions of messages that I intentionally caused it, or I’m tracking people. It’s true I’m involved with vaccines, but I’m involved with vaccines to save lives.

“These messages sort of inverted that. I guess people are looking for the ‘boogeyman’ behind the curtain, the over-simplistic explanation. Malevolence is a lot easier to understand than biology.”

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Mr Gates also spoke about how he, like many other philanthropists, met sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.

“I’m certainly more careful now than back when I did that. I’ll do a little more due diligence. I may make a mistake again. I’m out in the world and I’m not trying to be a recluse.”

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