Guest guest Posted September 1, 1999 Report Share Posted September 1, 1999 I was pondering the idea last week to email him with info. And I figure, the guy is probably smart enough to have at least read the " anti " side. But, he's also probably scientific enough to say, as the docs do, there's no proof. So I doubt that it would do much good. What we need is for someone as rich and powerful as him to have a child who has a reaction. Can you imagine how much press HE'D be able to put out about it? The sad thing is, his kids could have problems later that, of course, will never be linked to the vax, unless we get some good studies done between now and then. We need someone who's a celebrity or rich in our court that people would actually listen to. Has anyone heard of any celebrities whose kids have had a reaction? I mean, with all the rich and famous people in the world, surely the stats would have it happen to SOME of them. I know that Sylvester Stallone's son is autistic. (I think he's a teenager now, so you have to wonder if it was a DTP reaction) I just can't believe I haven't heard about anyone whose child suffered a severe reaction when they happen so frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2000 Report Share Posted January 25, 2000 Hi Reid, A lady in my support group has written several times, even to Mrs. Gates, she figured she didn't get as much mail. No word yet. Be well and warm Connie, MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2000 Report Share Posted August 29, 2000 In a message dated 8/29/00 2:34:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, OPU@... writes: << I read in the paper today Bill Gates is donating millions to create a safer MMR for children under 9 months. >> geez why don't they start with a safer one for the 12mo+ Now our kids will be getting 3 doses of the MMR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Yes, here's a question: " Can I have a grant?!!! " :-) Seriously, how about the direct approach (assuming you get to speak with him): " Mr. Gates, are you aware of the controversies surrounding vaccine safety and the devastating effects of thimerosal poisoning and auto-immune disorders? If so, could some of your philanthropic donations go toward biomedical research that seeks to make vaccines as safe as possible and help the millions of vaccine-injured autistics worldwide and prevent the growing epidemics of autism? " Honestly, it's such a huge topic, and you're only going to have two seconds...so good luck! > > Tomorrow Bill Gates is coming to the University of Wisconsin Madison > campus to give a talk on computers. I plan on introducing him to my > vaccine injured daughter. Anybody have a question they would like me > to ask him? Now be nice! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Bill Gates and Big Pharma 05/17/2002 The Wall Street Journal Page B1 (Copyright © 2002, Dow & Company, Inc.) http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/ivaningrilli/2003/09/22/bill_gates_and_big_p harma.htm THE BILL AND MELINDA Gates Foundation has purchased shares in nine big pharmaceutical companies valued at nearly $205 million -- an investment likely to attract attention more for its symbolism than its size. The foundation, the nation's largest with an endowment of $24.2 billion from Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates and his wife, already is a major force in international health issues, contributing $555 million in 2000 alone to global health programs. The organization has emerged as a prominent voice in the debate over how to supply cheaper drugs for AIDS and other diseases to poor countries. At times, it has assumed the role of a broker between poor nations and drug companies. Now, as an investor in Merck & Co., Pfizer Inc., & and others, the Gates foundation has a financial interest in common with makers of AIDS drugs, diagnostic tools, vaccines and other drugs. The stock purchases are a new type of investment for the foundation: In the past it held primarily bonds and other nonequity investments. Joe Cerrell, a spokesman for the Seattle-based Gates foundation, says the stock investments, reported this week in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, are independent of the foundation's programs. Indeed, they might just be good investments, as beaten-down drug stocks are generally cheap these days. The stocks were chosen by money manager Larson, who selects investments for the foundation and for Mr. Gates personally through an entity called Cascade Investment LLC. Mr. Larson, through a spokesman, declined to comment about the rationale. The foundation's investments in " Big Pharma " could spur controversy, given Mr. Gates' staunch support of strict intellectual-property protections for drugs in poor countries. Mr. Gates' stance on intellectual property is as important to Microsoft's software business as it is to drugmakers. " The impression people have, because of the types of projects Gates has funded and because of his Microsoft background, is that he has an ax to grind on the intellectual property front, " says Love, director of the Consumer Project on Technology, who works with African officials to obtain low-cost drugs. Poor countries have sometimes threatened to seize patents in order to produce affordable generic drugs for sick citizens, making the field of intellectual-property law a flash point between pharmaceutical companies and poor countries. At a meeting in Africa last year, Mr. Love says he was struck by fears of officials from Botswana and elsewhere that pressing for access to generic drugs could jeopardize their chances for contributions. " They thought it would alienate the Gates foundation and they thought that was a problem, " Mr. Love says. A report issued last year by the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, chaired by economist Sachs, made a strong defense of intellectual-property protection as critical to continued investment in drug research and development. The Gates foundation was a major sponsor of the commission. Other people involved with the issue say medical progress in poor countries depends on incentives for drug makers, and the Gates foundation is balancing the tradeoffs responsibly. " For every major killer of the poor, we need better drugs, better diagnostics and better vaccines, " says Feachem, director of the Institute for Global Health at the University of California, San Francisco. " That means massive investments in research and development. Much of that has to come from Big Pharma and biotech companies. " The foundation's Mr. Cerrell dismisses as " speculative " the suggestion of conflict between financing drugs and investing in stocks. He says adds that pharmaceutical makers " play an important part in meeting our goals of providing equity and access and lifesaving vaccines and other advances in medicine to those who need it most. " Managing the foundation's multiplying ties with the drug industry could get tricky. For example, through its funding for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations, the foundation pays for purchases of vaccines from some of the same pharmaceutical makers in which it now owns shares. A Gates foundation representative sits on the 18-member board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which is expected to become a major buyer of drugs to fight those diseases. The foundation has pledged $100 million to the fund, which has so far collected $2.2 billion. UC's Mr. Feachem, recently appointed to head the Geneva-based fund, argues that its massive buying power could create a strong " pull factor " spurring drug makers to develop inexpensive products. " For the industry, that would lead to the development of a high-volume, low-margin market, which could be a win for them as well, " he says. Mr. Gates has forged other ties with the industry. Microsoft last year named Merck Chief Executive Gilmartin to its board of directors. Mr. Gates worked with Mr. Gilmartin to launch the vaccine fund and also helped Merck with an AIDS program in Botswana. The foundation's stock holdings include just two other stocks: Communications Inc. and Waste Management Inc. The spokesman for Mr. Larson, the money manager, confirms that the drug investments represent a significant increase in the foundation's equity holdings, though they represent less than 1% of its total portfolio. --- Building Bridges The Gates Foundation's top five stock investments in pharmaceutical firms, in millions: Company Stake Merck $76.9 Pfizer $37.3 J & J $29.7 Wyeth $12.7 Abbott Labs $11.9 Note: Figures based on Thursday's closing price Source: SEC filing Fonte:http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/ip-health/2002-May/003044.html Bill Gates Tomorrow Bill Gates is coming to the University of Wisconsin Madison campus to give a talk on computers. I plan on introducing him to my vaccine injured daughter. Anybody have a question they would like me to ask him? Now be nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Bill Gates gives $975m for vaccinesBy Sam Lister Advertiser Newspapers Jan 25, 2005, 18:44http://www.brocktonmass.com/news/publish/000190.shtml Email this article Printer friendly pageMICROSOFT founder Bill Gates has challenged governments to do more to save children's lives after announcing a $US 750 million donation to infant vaccination programs in developing countries.The world's richest man, who is worth about $US 50 billion, described the donation as "just a down-payment" and urged rich countries to bridge the funding gap in child immunisation. Combined with an identical donation in 1999, it takes Mr Gates's contribution to infant vaccination to $US 1.5 billion. He said he hoped the move would put pressure on Western governments to address the broad health inequalities faced by children in the poorest countries. "There is a challenge of keeping world health in front of people, because it is in a sense a tragedy just happening in the background," he said. Every year, an estimated 27 million children go without basic vaccines against preventable diseases such as measles, tuberculosis, polio and tetanus. About 1.4 million died as a result in 2002, the latest year for which figures are available. The World Health Organisation says up to $US 12 billion is needed to ensure 90 per cent of children are innoculated by 2015, and this would save an estimated 10 million lives. Speaking ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Mr Gates lauded British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown for their commitment to tackling global poverty. "I have spoken with Tony Blair and Gordon Brown ... and I am very excited about the leadership they are bringing," he said. "The Prime Minister has talked about Africa as one of his big priorities and I think it is pretty novel that a world leader of a developed country is giving so much visibility to these issues. "The idea that governments could do a pretty dramatic step-up in their health spending is something (I am) very excited about." Mr Gates said he planned to discuss the issue further with Mr Blair at Davos. "It is so fantastic that Gordon Brown and Tony Blair are stepping up and saying, 'Let's keep this front-of-mind'," he said. The donation to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation was made via his philanthropic organisation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It was announced in concert with a $US 290 million commitment from the Norwegian Government. Mr Gates said he hoped the money would help make vaccines available for children throughout the developing world within a decade. He also praised Mr Brown's plan to double the aid given to developing nations. So far, Mr Gates's home-country, the US, has refused to back the plan. "We need a lot of creativity to make sure there is the political backing. There can't just be political leaders by themselves," he said. "They have to feel like their constituencies have been educated about the tragedy and the fact that we are basically saving lives for less than $US 1000 a life. "If there is any belief that life should be treated with any equity, then that is an investment for which the resources have to be found." Health groups praised Mr Gates's "historic" commitment. Feachem, head of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, said: "Bill Gates's commitment and investment decisions not only get attention for causes but pressure and challenge politicians into doing more. His choices - where he is putting his money - are changing the landscape." © Copyright 2005 by BrocktonMass.com. -----Original Message-----From: EOHarm [mailto:EOHarm ]On Behalf Of NanstielSent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 12:26 PMEOHarm Subject: Re: Bill GatesYes, here's a question: "Can I have a grant?!!! " :-)Seriously, how about the direct approach (assuming you get to speak with him): "Mr. Gates, are you aware of the controversies surrounding vaccine safety and the devastating effects of thimerosal poisoning and auto-immune disorders? If so, could some of your philanthropic donations go toward biomedical research that seeks to make vaccines as safe as possible and help the millions of vaccine-injured autistics worldwide and prevent the growing epidemics of autism?"Honestly, it's such a huge topic, and you're only going to have two seconds...so good luck!>> Tomorrow Bill Gates is coming to the University of Wisconsin Madison > campus to give a talk on computers. I plan on introducing him to my > vaccine injured daughter. Anybody have a question they would like me > to ask him? Now be nice!> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Mike, As a large customer of the vaccine manufacturers, please point out to him the importance of protecting children from neurological damage as well as from infectious disease, by insisting on purchasing only Thimerosal free products. That is part of the message Generation Rescue took to the pediatricians at the AAP convention. Individual doctor's practices can choose to be Thimerosal free. Let the marketplace speak to Pharma. Barry > > Tomorrow Bill Gates is coming to the University of Wisconsin Madison > campus to give a talk on computers. I plan on introducing him to my > vaccine injured daughter. Anybody have a question they would like me > to ask him? Now be nice! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 > by insisting on purchasing only Thimerosal free products.< I am still concerned as to what they will replace it with. They still have aluminum in vaccines and no one seems concerned about that. Remember these are the people that continue to say mercury in vaccines has no link to autism and that mercury in vaccines is good for children. C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Does anyone have the energy to apply for this?? http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/bill-gates-encourages-new-health- ideas/n20080306074409990010?ecid=RSS0001 All the Best www.marybradleybooks.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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