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If it saves lives and gets their economy back to normal, that was the right call. Meanwhile we’re discussing sending multi-thousand dollar checks in the US beca
by azinman2 6y ago
If it saves lives and gets their economy back to normal, that was the right call. Meanwhile we’re discussing sending multi-thousand dollar checks in the US because of Covid.
- maxerickson 6y agoThe US has administered 5x the vaccines as Israel. It's not that likely that a comparable investment from the US would have accelerated vaccine availability to the same extent as happened with Israel, which was able to get substantial shipment in part because the US invested a lot in the mRNA vaccines, and in part because the EU waffled about making orders.
- jimsmart 6y ago> The US has administered 5x the vaccines as Israel. To put that into context: the US has a population ~36x the population of Israel.