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Bill Gates Says U.S. Virus Testing Has ‘Mind-Blowing’ Problems

  • Says early missteps, politicization led to testing failure
  • Microsoft founder says no other country has such ‘insanity’
Watch: Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates talks about how his foundation is helping fund companies trying to create a Covid-19 vaccine. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Microsoft Corp. founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said it’s “mind-blowing” that the U.S. government hasn’t improved Covid-19 testing that he described as slow and lacking fair access.