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19 Aug, 5 tweets, 4 min read
We aren’t safe until we are all safe.

Booster shots won’t end the pandemic. Here’s what Canada should do instead.

#InTheirOwnVoices by @SabiVM and @SharkawyMD
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Booster shots have become a hot topic.

Israel is giving third doses to everyone above the age of 60. The U.S. recently announced they would be offering third doses to all Americans, starting with nursing home residents and health care workers.
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On the Canadian front, Quebec is the only province to announce booster doses — specifically for travel purposes for those who received AstraZeneca followed by an mRNA vaccine.

But that shouldn't be our priority now, they write.

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The science and research shows the effectiveness of two doses.

Shouldn’t our strategy then be to expand the number of people vaccinated versus topping up with boosters for those already vaccinated?

That means sharing with the world.
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Blocking access of vaccines to any part of the world risks losing control of the situation at home. Delta is a prototypical example of this.

Boosters won’t end the pandemic. A vaccinated world will, experts @SabiVM and @SharkawyMD write #InTheirOwnVoices
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