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Vaccine technology transfer hub a win for South Africa

The first batch of locally manufactured jabs could be expected in the next nine to 12 months

Eunice Masson

Superhero or supervillian? That’s the wrong question, writes Phillip Machanick. The right question is: How it is that philanthropist Bill Gates can
have so much influence over world health? Photo: Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket/Getty Images

14 MAY 2021

No vaccine superheroes or supervillains: Fix the system

Is Gates a superhero or a supervillain? That’s the wrong question. The right question is: How it is that one person can have so much influence over world health?

Philip Machanick

5 min read