Gates could arguably fund GERM in its entirety. But he doesn't intend to, apart from a small amount of startup money, because of what he sees as a question of legitimacy. — Reuters
To Bill Gates, it's obvious world leaders will fund a global health team to prevent the next pandemic.
"We're just not that irrational," the billionaire philanthropist and self-proclaimed data nerd said of the alternative.
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