That is good newsI wouldn't go to Germany or France and ask them to give us the vaccines with nothing in return.
I'd ask for them to give us X vaccines which we will use now and which we will refund with X vaccines from future supply.
Assuming they aren't going to use the vaccines in the short term and we are.
In some good news,
IRELAND IS TO receive an additional 46,500 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine doses in March under the EU procurement framework, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed... it comes as the EU Commission confirmed this morning that the bloc had secured an additional four million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be distributed across EU states over the next two weeks.
Ireland to receive 46,500 additional Pfizer doses this month, Taoiseach confirms
“When they get here, they will be administered quickly,” the Taoiseach said.www.thejournal.ie
Perhaps Israel could give those Moderna vaccines to the Palestinians.Btw Germany has 4,334,000 doses stored / unused so far - they try to ramp up distribution.
Israel received over 100,000 doses of Moderna which are all put into storage for the time being - the attitude is that it is not worth yet to start distributing a second different vaccine while the Pfizer deliveries are rolling in fine.
Israel has already send a batch over and is now offering vaccination to 100k of Palestinians who are commuting to Israel and Israeli controlled territories for work.Perhaps Israel could give those Moderna vaccines to the Palestinians.
Suppose the Palestinians would have to agree to open an Embassy in Jerusalem like what the Czech have agreed to do.Israel has already send a batch over and is now offering vaccination to 100k of Palestinians who are commuting to Israel and Israeli controlled territories for work.
The Palestinians declined twice last year Covid help from the UAE because it was flown in via Jerusalem/Israel.
And as per Oslo accords the Palestinians are alone responsible for their health system.
Up alone to Israel to decide whom, how and when they help.
If my neighbor is hating me and is acting badly towards me I would not rush to his help either. But I would help anyone wholeheartedly who is supporting/helping me - but that is just me.Suppose the Palestinians would have to agree to open an Embassy in Jerusalem like what the Czech have agreed to do.
While I agree that the Palestinians are their own worst enemy and their oppressive murdering government is utterly despicable they are effectively a vassal state of Israel, who is utterly dominant in the relationship so there is a moral duty on Israel to show a bit more generosity and moral decency. It's hard to know which government to dislike more.If my neighbor is hating me and is acting badly towards me I would not rush to his help either. But I would help anyone wholeheartedly who is supporting/helping me - but that is just me.
There is no right to get help/assistence.
And as stated the Palestinians have rejected twice Covid related help from the UAE only because it was transshipped via Israel - no reason to force then help upon them - and they still get help in any case as stated above - Israel did a shipment and now offering it to further 100k.
No issue here at all.
I didn't see Ireland donating any vaccines yet to anyone or did you?
While I agree that the Palestinians are their own worst enemy and their oppressive murdering government is utterly despicable they are effectively a vassal state of Israel, who is utterly dominant in the relationship so there is a moral duty on Israel to show a bit more generosity and moral decency. It's hard to know which government to dislike more.
I agree on LGBT+ rights in Palestine, particularly in Gaza. Nothing sums up the simple-minded pseudo-liberalism of some in this country more than the LGBT+ group form the Labour Party marching in support of Palestine while waving Hamas flags. If Hamas got their hands on them they'd murder them.Well one is the only democracy in the Middle East and the other persecutes gays.
No brainer mate.
Arguably Israeli policies play into the hands of groups such as Hamas by helping to radicalise a desperate Palestinian population.I agree on LGBT+ rights in Palestine, particularly in Gaza. Nothing sums up the simple-minded pseudo-liberalism of some in this country more than the LGBT+ group form the Labour Party marching in support of Palestine while waving Hamas flags. If Hamas got their hands on them they'd murder them.
That said Israel is doing more than enough oppression as well.
Like in most conflicts there's the bad guys on one side and the other bad guys on the other side.
Yes, as groups like Hamas play into the hands of the extremists in Israel.Arguably Israeli policies play into the hands of groups such as Hamas by helping to radicalise a desperate Palestinian population.
But my biggest fear is as follows...
Experts now say that natural Covid-19 antibodies give about six months protection.
Suppose it’s the same with vaccines, six months.
An older vulnerable person gets the jabs in Feb 2020. Then goes on abroad in September, somewhere the rollout is slow and there are many unvaccinated, say Belgium.
Are they safe?
An older vulnerable person gets the jabs in Feb 2020. Then goes on abroad in September, somewhere the rollout is slow and there are many unvaccinated, say Belgium.
Are they safe?
Realistically, however, there are still so many people to be vaxxed across Europe the question of how long the protection lasts for isn't the most immediate priority.
Yes, that's the big risk. It shows that sharing the vaccine with poorer countries before we vaccinate our low risk population is not just morally the right thing to do but is actually in out medium term interest.Perhaps a bigger concern with countries with low numbers vaccinated is the risk of newer variants emerging that are resistant to all current vaccines and we end up back at square one again.
It shows that sharing the vaccine with poorer countries before we vaccinate our low risk population is not just morally the right thing to do but is actually in out medium term interest.
One advantage to being “at the back of the vaccine queue” is that the current vaccines are only made and tested against the “parent strain”. The vaccines being produced and rolled out in six months time or so are expected to be made and tested against the Kent, South African and Brazilian strains too. And possibly others.
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