people are sneaking back for a 2nd round of vaccinations

[Demovictory9]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alison Toni felt lucky to get Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine in Chile earlier this year. A month later, she was in Minnesota getting vaccinated again.


Toni, an American living in Chile, was visiting her parents in Minneapolis in April when she got her first Pfizer shot at a CVS pharmacy. She traveled back for the second dose in June. She did not disclose being previously vaccinated.

"They didn't ask, and I didn't tell," said Toni, 55. She took that step after reading that China's Sinovac vaccine had a lower efficacy than the Pfizer Inc shot, developed with German partner BioNTech, and the Moderna Inc shot, both widely available in the United States. She also consulted with her doctor beforehand.

Toni is among the group of people coming from abroad who have been vaccinated a second time, or plan to do so, in the United States.

Their reasons range from concerns that the vaccines immediately available to them were not effective enough, fears that they require extra protection against the fast-spreading Delta variant, or a need to meet specific requirements for work or travel. Some are seeking medical advice, others are relying on their own research.

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[mainer]

1. Vaccines aren't being used. So let them have it.

We hear about so many doses going to waste, and I can’t blame people who may not feel fully protected using a dose no one else wanted.

[Haggard Celine]

2. I saw yesterday that booster shots of Pfizer and Moderna

have been approved for people with compromised immune systems. They aren't asking for proof or anything, so some people will go ahead and get that third shot, even if they aren't really eligible. I have a few co-morbidities, so I'm thinking about it. There seem to be plenty of doses around, so I don't feel like I would be taking anyone else's shot or anything like that.

[Nay]

4. I'm gonna do that, too, in mid-September when it's been the 6 months. nt

[Haggard Celine]

5. Yeah, it'll be six months for me on September first.

I'm worried about going too far beyond that without a booster.

[cinematicdiversions]

3. I think a third shot is a goodm idea. NT

[lagomorph777]

6. If there were a shortage, or danger, this would be bad.

But neither of those things is true in this country, with the vaccines we have here. So, why not? Better safe than sorry.

[LisaL]

7. Yes, we have a lot of anti-vaxxers refusing to get their doses.

Which actually leads to vaccines expiring and being thrown out.