There's that.
There's also that it seems taking a 2nd dose would be purely bureaucratic at this point and the guidance is likely to change down the line.
But more practically, I was achy and fatigued for 2 days after the shot and my arm is still sore 5 days later. Don't care to do that again unless there's a clear benefit.
Mind you, travel is a clear benefit, but I'm not sure if that will materialize or not or what places will do if someone has 1 mRNA based on Dr's advice.
I just came across this thread.
The medical bureaucracy and BS is astounding.
If the purpose of the vaccine is to have antibodies generated, why not look at antibody levels.
I got one dose of the Moderna vaccine on 2/17, I had no soreness in my arm, and didn't even feel the shot, but the next day I felt weak. I attributed it to vaccine side effects. I also happend to take a COVID-19 PCR test that day, in anticipation of a trip to EY. That test came back positive. Everyone seems to swear that it couldn't be the vaccine that made it come back positive, but one way or another, there would have been no way to have known about it had I not tested for a flight. Needless to say I had 3 subsequent negative PCR tests (one take on 2/20 at night, another on 2/21 around noon, and a third upon landing in EY on 2/22).
I have documented on DDF my antibody tests (taken on 2/23, 2/25 and 3/14) all way above the range to be considered reactive/positive.
I called my doctor's office today asking to postpone my second dose to April. Besides for not needing it currently myself (only reason I took the first one was to boost antibodies in order to be able to get out of quarantine in EY), if they are in such high demand and low supply, let them give it to someone that needs/wants it. Yet they were giving me a hard time. I am waiting for them to call me back.
Currently, the policy in EY is to give a green pass to people who are 10 days post 2nd dose of the vaccine. The green pass is supposedly then valid for 6 months. They don't currently accept non-Israeli vaccination records. As such, I have no benefit in getting the 2nd dose now, and would rather postpone it to a time when Israel might accept non-Israeli vaccinations, so that my green pass would be valid for longer. I might also opt to get 2 shots in Israel, if I feel that is warranted for my purposes of being able to gain the access I want to the places I need to gain access to. I didn't bother getting one shot in Israel during my most recent visit, as non Kupat Cholim members can't get a green pass at this point, so there would be no benefit to me.