Because the Gates Foundation is classic philanthropy: launder reputation of rich people and uphold the norms that allowed them to get rich in the first place.

Speed was the most important thing?

Teaming up with a large drug company was the fastest way to determine if the drug was safe, effective and get it manufactured.

Funny how little humanity invests in things that are vital for it. If something important is only invested in by monopolists, humanity has been caught with its pants down.

> Some see the Gates Foundation, a heavy funder of Gavi, CEPI and many other vaccine projects, as supporting traditional patent rights for pharma companies.

> “[Bill] Gates has staked out this outsized role in the vaccine world,” Love said. “He has an ideological belief that the intellectual property system is a wonderful mechanism that is necessary for innovation and prosperity.”

I think the answer is money. Lots and lots of money.