Some of the pushback on a booster shot sounds similar to the initial guidelines around masks and how they initially were considered unnecessary. Then it became

Some of the pushback on a booster shot sounds similar to the initial guidelines around masks and how they initially were considered unnecessary. Then it became clear that masks were effective but the guidelines were crafted to stop a rush on non medical professionals buying them up and causing a shortage. Getting booster shots for vaccines isn't a new or untested idea. On the other hand, I also believe the timeline is partly based on a public policy standpoint where the concern is that if it gets bad, the US will require another lockdown. People are already sick and tired of masks, compliance for a new mandate is a lot lower after it's been stated that masks are unnecessary (before the delta variant became an issue). People who are compliant will also probably be okay with a getting a booster shot. I know some medical professionals have publicly stated that they will wait to get it, but the reality is that people that got the vaccine initially will be okay with a booster much more readily. That "saved" dose isn't going to end up going to someone who needs in more in a developing nation. This pandemic has shown me that medically required and practically enforced don't overlap enough when it comes to public policy. I live in a place where there is an abundance of vaccines and I acknowledge that will bias my view in a certain way.