Melinda Gates Speaks Out Against The Anti-Vaccine Movement

Expanding the accessibility of vaccinations throughout the developing world has been one of the repeated goals of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Although the controversial anti-vaccine movement has called for the end of the practice, co-chair Melinda Gates is firmly standing by the treatment.

In an interview with HuffPost Live on Wednesday, Gates touted the importance of vaccines in combatting conditions like pneumonia and diarrhea and responded to anti-vaxxers who have questioned their effectiveness.

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The Huffington Post