View the story behind mRNA vaccines with Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman.
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We predicted it—25 years ago! We called it “Ride of a Lifetime.” Our friend Bill Shatner is 90 years young, and on Oct. 13, he got the ride of his lifetime—a journey into space on board Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.
Francine LeFrak receives the Points of Light Award
Lifestyles Magazine cover subject and Giving Pledge signatory, Francine LeFrak, received the Points of Light Award, presented by Lauren Bush Lauren—one of our other Lifestyles Magazine cover subjects.
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$2.1 billion commitment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced one of its largest commitments in its history: a pledge of $2.1 billion to advance gender equality around the world. The funds will be distributed over a five-year period and focus on health and family planning, economic empowerment, and women in leadership. Some goals the pledge will support include expanding access to contraceptives, reducing barriers to paid work, increasing women’s financial inclusion, and increasing the number of women in leadership roles, specifically in the fields of health, law, and economics. The area of gender equality has been of interest to Melinda over the last few years—she helped expand the foundation’s focus to include women’s empowerment initiatives and through her own company, Pivotal Ventures, has invested in organizations that support social progress for women and people of color in the United States.
Prince William, Michael Bloomberg: We’re in a race to save Earth from climate change
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Guest Editorial: Ola Källenius
His work to change the automotive sector has been transformational for the environment. Click on his image to download and read the article.
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan at the Appeal of Conscience Foundation Award Presentation to Pfizer CEO Dr. Albert Bourla
Bank of America Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan, Tribute Chair of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, an interfaith organization dedicated to religious freedom and human rights, presented the 2021 Appeal of Conscience Award to Dr. Albert Bourla, Chairman and CEO of Pfizer, at the 56th Annual Appeal of Conscience Awards held virtually in New York City.
The Appeal of Conscience Award is presented to visionary business executives with a sense of social responsibility who use their resources and vast reach across boundaries to better serve the global community.
In his remarks of the Foundation’s founder and Lifestyles Magazine/Meaningful Influence Governing Board Member Arthur Schneier said: “Dr. Albert Bourla was recognized for his leadership in helping to heal a world wounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and for his tireless work in service of the global community.”
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Bill Gates explains what variants mean for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic
MacKenzie Scott donates
an additional $4.2 billion
Just months after giving away $1.7 billion, MacKenzie Scott has announced an additional donation of $4.2 billion to 384 organizations that focus on operating in communities dealing with food insecurities, high poverty rates, racial inequality, and that aren’t typically considered for philanthropic contributions.
Funds were given to more than 30 educational institutions, over 40 food banks, and almost 50 local affiliates of Goodwill Industries International. It seems that no group applied for a grant—Scott’s team simply reached out to the organizations. As she did with her last massive donation, Scott wrote a post and listed every group that received a contribution online.
In her post, Scott asked her team to help her figure out how she can give her fortune away faster. Her wealth has been increasing as its primary source, stocks in Amazon, continue to surge as the pandemic continues. She has been praised, not only for how quickly she is giving away her wealth, but how she is doing it. By sharing the results of her research and criteria, people can learn about the organizations Scott is donating to and why they are worth supporting. In her post, she encourages others to learn about and donate to one of the organizations she has contributed to with this donation.
“Though I’m far from completing my pledge, this year of giving began with exposure to leaders from historically marginalized groups fighting inequities, and ended with exposure to thousands of organizations working to alleviate suffering for those hardest hit by the pandemic,” Scott wrote. “Witnessing the determination, creativity, and compassion of people in a crisis has been inspiring.”
Learn About COVID-19
We at Lifestyles Magazine/Meaningful Influence are fortunate to have close relationships with the world’s leading philanthropists and medical experts.
One of our recent cover stories featured Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a renown surgeon, professor, inventor, and leading philanthropist. He is an adjunct professor of surgery and executive director of the Wireless Health Institute at UCLA and a visiting professor at Imperial College London and Dartmouth College. Dr. Soon-Shiong has published more than 100 scientific papers and has more than 230 issued patents worldwide on advancements spanning numerous fields in technology and medicine.
Dr. Soon-Shiong created some very informational videos about the COVID-19 pandemic for the Los Angeles Times (which he owns) and in the interest of our readership he agreed to share those videos on our website.
To access the videos, please click on Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s Lifestyles Magazine/Meaningful Influence cover.
Katalin Karikó (pictured) and Drew Weissman receive the Rosenstiel Award for their work in mRNAs, which was used in the development of COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna.Welcome to Lifestyles Magazine
