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Vaccines are a miracle cure. Eight out of 10 children are getting vaccines.

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Melinda Gates
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: August 15
Businessperson
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Organizational Founder
Patron Of The Arts
Philanthropist
Dallas
Texas
Melinda Ann French
Melinda French Gates
Melinda Ann Gates
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If we don't empower women, we don't allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children.
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