“Are there chips in vaccines?”: Bill Gates’ forceful response to a conspiracy theory

Two years after the start of the pandemic, the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates He announced through his Twitter account that he tested positive for Covid but assured that he had mild symptoms and was isolated. For these reasons, the businessman took advantage of the isolation to communicate with people and answer some questions related to the disease. However, he also had time for something else, that is, to refer to the conspiracy theories that accuse him of “attempt to manipulate human beings”.

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The billionaire was one of the people who most He spoke out about the pandemic and was always in favor of vaccines. Days ago he assured that, despite the progress and the reduction in cases, the covid-19 “still represents a threat to society” and that it is far from over. She recently spoke again about the global problem and spoke about the future of humanity and the coronavirus.

In the midst of his recovery after testing positive, Gates decided to get in touch with people and answered a series of questions through Reddit. Several of them pointed to global warming, the economy and the pandemic. The latter was one of the most controversial issues and for which it was accused of a conspiracy theory of “seeking to manipulate people through the vaccine.”

Bill Gates answered questions about the coronavirus and defended himself against conspiracy theories. (Twitter @BillGates/)

Through the question and answer page, a user asked him: “A large part of the population of my country (for some reason) believes that you are the one responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic and that you are trying to take control of the human population by injecting them with chips through vaccines.”

Gates defended himself against the accusations with a forceful response. “In 2015 I spoke about my fears that a pandemic would emerge and cause tens of millions of deaths”he maintained and continued: “My foundation funds vaccine research to save lives. I spend billions on vaccines and I am proud that they have helped cut less than 5 deaths in half in the last 20 years (from 10% to 5%)”.

Gates spoke about conspiracy theories that accuse him of wanting to manipulate human beings. (Reddit screenshot/)

Likewise, the billionaire referred to those who accused him of manipulating: “The idea of ​​chips in vaccines doesn’t make sense. Why would I want to know where people are? What would you do with the information?he remarked.

On the other hand, he also answered concerns about the long-term effects that the pandemic could have. “Neither vaccination nor infection will prevent you from getting reinfected, but the disease will be milder and you will spread less,” he said. He in turn referred to the work they do from the foundation that bears his name and that of his wife Melinda Gates. “Scientists funded by the foundation are working on vaccines that prevent a person from becoming infected, but in the best of cases, it will take between three and four years. So, until then, we will have to continue to strengthen ourselves (especially the elderly or those with comorbidities), “said the businessman.

Bill Gates presented his book “How to prevent the next pandemic”. (Instagram @thisisbillgates/)

Along these lines, he also had words for those who questioned his opinions on health. “Do you have a medical degree? So why do you get involved in medicine? Why should your medical opinion matter?, argued one user. Gate’s response was blunt: “The Foundation has many expert doctors. It takes a wide range of skills to do things like malaria eradication or covid vaccines and therapy. I listen to the experts on specific medical advice,” he said.

Lastly, he specified: “The system to prevent a pandemic will require much more than just doctors.” As he explained, these were the reasons why he decided to write a book on the subject entitled How to prevent the next pandemic.

Source: Elcomercio