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We're Very Enthused About The Idea That In The Third Trimester We Actually Give The Mother A Vaccine And Her Antibodies, The Protective Things That The Immune System Makes, Actually Pass Through To The Baby, Both When The Baby Is Born, And Through The Mother's Milk. Because The Baby's Immune System Is Actually Not Very Strong For That First Few Months, Using The Mother's Immune System To Do This - It's A Very Exciting Idea And Something That We're Investing Heavily In.

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Bill Gates

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We're Very Enthused About The Idea That In The Third Trimester We Actually Give The Mother A Vaccine And Her Antibodies, The Protective Things That The Immune System Makes, Actually Pass Through To The Baby, Both When The Baby Is Born, And Through The Mother's Milk. Because The Baby's Immune System Is Actually Not Very Strong For That First Few Months, Using The Mother's Immune System To Do This - It's A Very Exciting Idea And Something That We're Investing Heavily In.

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In 1990, One In 10 Children Died Before The Age Of Five. That's Now Down To One In 20, And Vaccines Were The Single Biggest Factor In That. Had It Stayed At 10 Percent, 122 Million More Children Would Have Died.

I’ve Been Waiting More Than 30 Years To Say This: “dad, I Always Told You I’d Come Back And Get My Degree.” I Want To Thank Harvard For This Timely Honor. I’ll Be Changing My Job Next Year … And It Will Be Nice To Finally Have A College Degree On My Resume.

There Will Be Two Types Of Businesses In The Next 5 Years, Those That Are On The Internet, And Those That Are Out Of Business

The Gates Foundation Has Learned That Two Questions Can Predict How Much Kids Learn: 'does Your Teacher Use Class Time Well?' And, 'when You're Confused, Does Your Teacher Help You Get Straightened Out?'

People Who Feared Ibm Were Wrong, ... Technology Is Ever-changing.

The Microprocessor Is A Miracle.

I Love Building The Products, Seeing People Use The Products But You Know Along With Success Comes The Need For A Dialogue With The Government.

In Three Years, Every Product My Company Makes Will Be Obsolete. The Only Question Is Whether We Will Make Them Obsolete Or Somebody Else Will.

In Poor Countries, We Still Need Better Ways To Measure The Effectiveness Of The Many Government Workers Providing Health Services. They Are The Crucial Link Bringing Tools Such As Vaccines And Education To The People Who Need Them Most. How Well Trained Are They? Are They Showing Up To Work?

Treatment Without Prevention Is Simply Unsustainable.

Success Is A Lousy Teacher.

I'll Get To See Many Disease Eradications. And We're Seeing A Lot Of Progress.

Making Sure All Our Students Get A Great Education, Find A Career That's Fulfilling And Rewarding, And Have A Chance To Live Out Their Dreams ... Wouldn't Just Make Us A More Successful Country - It Would Also Make Us A More Fair And Just One.

So On The Demand Side [for Energy], There Have Been A Variety Of Policies That Globally Have Been Way Over $50 Billion A Year Of Tax Credits, Raising The Price Of Electricity Through Things Like Renewable Portfolio Standards, So The Total Amount Of Money That's Gone Into Sending A Price Signal To Push Up Demand Versus What Would Happen Without It Has Been Gigantic.

When I Say "miracle" I Mean A Kind Of Thing Like A Computer On A Chip, Or The Internet, Or The Cellphone, That Are Really Quite Miraculous. Most People Would Not Have Predicted Them, And Their Effect Has Been Very, Very Dramatic.

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