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Gates wants vaccines not rockets - 6th March 2023
Bill Gates is a famous billionaire. He spends a lot of his money helping people.
He isn't interested in travelling to Mars like Elon Musk and other billionaires. He wants to save people's lives. He uses his money to pay for vaccines.
During Covid-19, Gates gave billions of dollars to scientists. They made new vaccines.
Gates wanted to stop the virus. He says that vaccines don't cost too much money. Vaccines can save lives.
Bill Gates isn’t popular with everyone. Sometimes, his actions and ideas are different.
He cares about the environment. He spends billions of dollars on climate change problems. But he flies in a private plane. This is bad for the environment.
But Gates sees a bigger picture. He travels in his private plane to help people.
