@Infoseepage I think it's a good idea to give it to other countries who need it a lot more than to people for a 3rd shot. If the virus mutates even more in the poorer countries, it'll be so different that even a 3rd shot will be ineffective. This is a worldwide problem.
@trinsec Some countries have signed no-export agreements with the drug makers and some countries like the US are awash in vaccine doses that few of the remaining unvaccinated seem to want to take. At this point, rather than letting those doses spoil, imo we should start getting them into arms as booster doses for J&J and for those who've had 2 doses of Pfizer or Moderna. This may significantly reduce onward transmission, symptomatic presentation, etc. among the already vaccinated.
@Infoseepage Mmm, agreed that you're better off using it as an extra booster shot than to let it spoil...
But damn, that they're close to letting it spoil is already very bad mojo to begin with. There are plenty of countries screaming for vaccines. I think that does paint Israel in a negative light for not donating their extras.
Is Israel facing a new lockdown now, btw? I understand they have the highest percentage of people vaccinated (or one of the highest), but the virus is starting to spread there again?
@trinsec Israel tried to give the doses to the PLA and the PLA turned them down, saying they were two close to expiration. Pfizer has said they should be good through the end of June. They tried to arrange a swap with the UK where they would give the UK the doses now in exchange for doses the UK was to get later. Sounds like that fell through.