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| Gates Foundation contributes $1.2 billion to the fight to eradicate polio worldwide |
| 2022-10-17 |
| Easy enough, if they could eradicate stupid. [FoxNews] The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced $1.2 billion on Sunday for efforts to eradicate polio worldwide. Polio was paralyzing tens of thousands of children a year in dozens of countries around the world just a few decades ago, but the virus is now only endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Part of the success in eradicating the virus is due to the nearly $5 billion that the Gates Foundation has contributed to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. "Polio eradication is within reach. But as far as we have come, the disease remains a threat. Working together, the world can end this disease," Bill Gates said in a statement. Despite the success in fighting the virus, samples of the poliovirus have been detected in wastewater this year, in New York. A 20-year-old Rockland County man became paralyzed after contracting the virus this summer. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency last month, urging residents to get vaccinated. Polio was also detected in wastewater in London earlier this year. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative will require $4.8 billion in funding through 2026 with the goal of vaccinating 370 million children. "The fight against polio has done far more than protect children against polio. It has played a key role in strengthening health systems," Melinda French Gates said in a statement. Related: Gates Foundation: 2022-10-14 How Bill Gates & Partners' money controlled the World's Draconian Covid Plan Gates Foundation: 2022-10-05 Pressure Rises on Von Der Leyen, As Pfizer CEO Backs Out of Testifying to EU Parliament Covid Panel Gates Foundation: 2022-09-13 Bill Gates Says He's Taken the Brunt of COVID Conspiracy Abuse Because People Don't Know Anthony Fauci Outside the U.S. |
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