[dageshi]

And that really doesn't matter compared to the cost of locking down a country and the lives saved by quicker vaccination.

[jacquesm]

Agreed. But given the lack of production this was an easier deal to make for Israel than for say all of the EU, no matter what the price, those vaccines are not available in that quantity.

[dogma1138]

Chicken and the egg if the EU would’ve handed out 50 billion € a year ago to setup production and stockpiles it would’ve made a difference...