In the West, or at least in my home country (Switzerland), we have ample vaccine supply, and are—at the moment—controlling Covid more or less fine.
I read of urges to provide vaccines to poor countries where even health workers could not get vaccinated due to lack of vaccines. And I interpret e.g. the WTO talks about a Covid Vaccine patent waiver* as suggesting that there is really an absolute production shortage.
So: is does half-young and healthy me taking the vaccine—while the vulnerable in my country, and most of my peers too, have received the seemingly highly effective vaccine—essentially steal away two doses that might otherwise have ended up at places where they are very urgently needed?
[Question] Am I anti-social if I get vaccinated now?
In the West, or at least in my home country (Switzerland), we have ample vaccine supply, and are—at the moment—controlling Covid more or less fine.
I read of urges to provide vaccines to poor countries where even health workers could not get vaccinated due to lack of vaccines. And I interpret e.g. the WTO talks about a Covid Vaccine patent waiver* as suggesting that there is really an absolute production shortage.
So: is does half-young and healthy me taking the vaccine—while the vulnerable in my country, and most of my peers too, have received the seemingly highly effective vaccine—essentially steal away two doses that might otherwise have ended up at places where they are very urgently needed?