Bill Gates says Covid-19 vaccine tech should not be shared with India, now there is a vaccine shortage

In a recent interview, Bill Gates commented that a technology transfer of vaccines should not be considered due to some challenges. His claims, however, do not fit in with the realities and needs of the world.

Bill Gates has been in the headlines for several reasons since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The tech mogul was celebrated, mocked and even scathingly criticised for his stand on the production and distribution of a vaccine candidate for the novel disease. A new comment by Gates puts him in a bad light yet again, as the tech entrepreneur suggests not to share patented vaccines with other countries. In an interview with Sky News, Bill Gates was asked if a change in intellectual property law be helpful in the current Covid crisis? The backing thought was to share the vaccine formula and production techniques with countries other than the US so as to enable localised production. To the surprise (and shock) of many, Gates said no.