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Can it be true that Bill Gates is calling Dr Scott Atlas a pseudo-expert?

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-gates-slams-tr...

You know, the Bill gates who is not a doctor and has been advising on vaccines for years. I don't expect the ability to make $200 billion from vaccines biased him in any way.

Who is more of a medical pseudo-expert, I wonder, Gates or Atlas?

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  • Koshka
    Lv 5
    5 months ago

    Hi GC, 

    For a moment, forget Bill Gates would have said this. 

    Think about the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic (H1N1) with no vaccines. The world did reach herd immunity at the cost of over 50 million deaths worldwide over a population of 1.8 billion.

    Then think about what Dr Atlas said about herd immunity, how many lives would it cost over a population of 7.8 billion? How many hospitals would we need? How much medical staff? How much people that need emergency help such as an urgent surgery would be tossed out, because of so many sick people dying everywhere, including medical staff that would also die, therefore decline, how many people would be added indirectly to the death toll because they needed an urgent surgery, as I already mentioned? Sure, herd immunity could be reached, but at the cost of too many lives. How many mourning families? That would be devastating, when we have the means and medical technology, although limited, to halt/slow the spread until we have enough vaccines to reach a safer herd immunity. 

    If Gates wants to invest in vaccines, that's his right and I believe he is a good person, but that is not what matters. What matters is that it's a good investment that benefits humanity. 

    I checked your profile and saw you asked this 2 months ago, but I'm glad to see you answered questions like 7 hours ago, which means you are alive and I hope that you are well and in good health!

    Stay safe and may GBY and all your loved ones with good health, prosperity and happiness for many-many more years to come.

    xx

    K

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