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Re:Canadians fly south for shot as US demand falls by kuschku on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @06:56PM (#27056889)
The US doesn't export any COVID vaccines. Neither does the UK. Pretty much the entire rest of the world is supplied by Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. (Russia and China are exceptions in that they have their own, separate vaccines).
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Re:Canadians fly south for shot as US demand falls by CubsFan1060 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @07:11PM (#27057069)
This article indicates the US is exporting vaccines: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...
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Re:Canadians fly south for shot as US demand falls by kuschku on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @07:15PM (#27057129)
We discussed this already in our other comment chain in this thread :)
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Re:Canadians fly south for shot as US demand falls by CubsFan1060 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @07:17PM (#27057141)
Yes. I just think it's important to have accurate information.
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Re:Canadians fly south for shot as US demand falls by Spooky23 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @07:42PM (#27057355)
I’m sure you’ll see that change as J&J ramps up.

The supply chain around Pfizer is very difficult. Export beyond Canada in volume sounds like a tough proposition (it requires a dry ice cold chain). But.. two dose requirements don’t work for hesitant populations, which is where the US is now.

I would guess that US demand for Pfizer will drop and exports of Pfizer to Canada will happen as J&J is deployed more. (At least until kids can get Pfizer)

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Re:Canadians fly south for shot as US demand falls by __s on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @07:07PM (#27057019)
Russia's exporting theirs: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123927/sputnik-v-export...

China's also exporting their sinovac vaccine

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Re:Canadians fly south for shot as US demand falls by kuschku on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @07:09PM (#27057041)
That's correct, but Russia's vaccine isn't approved in most countries as every batch so far has had very unreliable QC with significantly different results.

As I said, those are exceptions, the vast majority has no option other than to wait for the US to slowly start exporting, or use the european sources.

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