Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, announced that he and his family would not receive the Corona virus vaccine, even if it was readily available, as he...
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, announced that he and his family would not receive the Corona virus vaccine, even if it was readily available, as he attacked his rival Microsoft founder Bill Gates, describing him as the owner of a "blank head", for his previous criticism of how Musk dealt with Corona.
In the 11 weeks since March 18, when closures and lockdowns began in some US states, the wealth of American businessmen has swelled, among them Musk, who has increased his net worth by $ 14.1 billion, according to a report quoted by Reuters from the Institute for Policy Studies in June / Last June.
“We are not in danger”: In an interview with a podcast produced by The New York Times, the American businessman explained why he decided not to receive the vaccine, saying, “I am not in danger, nor are my children.” Musk, 49, denounced the total closures in the states. United, and described it as "an unprofitable situation that reduces my faith in humanity."
Instead, the billionaire has proposed a more targeted lockdown, whereby anyone at risk is "isolated" until the pandemic passes. The presenter of the podcast criticized his suggestion, saying that it is possible that humans will die as a result of that.
Musk also expressed his happiness at not closing his company, "SpaceX" during the last period, saying, "We sent men to the space station and returned."
A confrontation with Bill Gates: Musk had spread misinformation about the virus, and published a famous tweet in early March saying that he expected there would be "nearly zero new cases" by "the end of April", and also saw that "a virus panic" Corona is stupid. "
These comments prompted the Microsoft founder, the man who works closely with a group of researchers and institutions to find an anti-disease vaccine, to declare in July that Musk "should not talk about the Corona pandemic, especially since he does not know anything in this field."
Musk defended himself against Gates' comments, saying that he spent time with epidemiologists at Harvard "conducting studies on antibodies", and referred to his company, Tesla, working with "CureVac", a company that does private research to find a vaccine for the Corona virus. Gates is one of its investors.
As Musk told Swisher: “Gates said about me that I have no knowledge of coronavirus research,” and added: “I say to him, hello, empty head, we are in fact manufacturing the vaccine machines for CureVac, that company you invest in.”
Corona victims are on the rise: As a Reuters census revealed that the deaths of Covid-19 disease in various parts of the world exceeded the one million mark Tuesday, September 29, thus reaching a painful point in the epidemic that has greatly damaged the global economy, burdened health systems and changed the way people live .
The number of deaths from the disease caused by the emerging corona virus has increased this year to double the number of people dying from malaria annually, and has increased in recent weeks with the increase in infections in a number of countries.
While the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said in a statement: "Our world has reached a sore point." He added, "We must never lose sight of every human soul. They were mothers and fathers, wives and husbands, brothers and sisters, friends and colleagues."
The number of Corona deaths has also doubled from half a million in just three months, a mortality rate that has been accelerating since the first death from the disease was recorded in China in early January.
Around the world, more than 5,400 die every 24 hours, according to Reuters calculations based on the average deaths so far in September. This equates to about 226 deaths an hour or one every 16 seconds. Watching a 90-minute football match, an average of 340 people die.
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