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Your being vaccinated is important for protecting those who can’t be vaccinated. Plus, what’s most likely to drive governments to exports of vaccines is hitting/exceeding their own vaccination targets. The most effective way to lobby for exports is to get vaccinated.

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Well said. Getting vaccinated when you're technically low risk may seem selfish, but it still benefits others. It would be politically untenable for the US to give away its remaining doses until a substantial portion of its own population is vaccinated. Whether that's right or wrong, the faster we get there, the better.

Exactly. I have a friend whose kids all share a condition where vaccines don't work well on them. For them to be safe, we need herd immunity. Successful elimination of the disease here makes it easier to turn toward helping others.

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