Maybe the fact the new administration changed the protocol has something to do with it.
That's the opposite of a fact. It's a falsehood.
It is quite amusing to observe the dynamic in this group. All those who ganged up on Alan for his complaint about the second dose did so thinking they are defending Bided administration's decision. Now when it turns out it was actually Trump administration's decision, the gang will have to realize they were defending the enemy and that they should have to then side with Alan (gasp!) in criticism of the decision

I have no idea what relevance your reply has to my post which you quoted. My primary interest in participating in an online forum is the separation of fact from fiction. The fact is that both decisions—to
advise states to expand vaccinations to virtually everyone and to ship out the vaccine reserves—were made by the prior administration. That's a fact. There's nothing to defend or support regarding a decision that Biden was unable to make before taking office. Biden did vocally oppose the former and supported the latter. That is also a fact. They were recommendations and not decisions as neither he nor his team were in a position to make decisions before taking office.
As for myself, I don't view the world in simplistic, ideological, black and white terms. Specifically, as this thread is about
vaccines, I think that it makes sense to vaccinate the most vulnerable first. That would include the elderly and front line workers that are exposed to patients with Covid-19. In addition to those two groups, I think it reasonable for medical professionals to have the flexibility to vaccinate others that are especially vulnerable due to compromised immune systems, as an example chemotherapy patients or possibly others based solely on rational medical practice. As for distribution, that requires a granular knowledge of several factors to which no one here has access. Distribution decisions likely don't lend themselves well to black and white thinking like always keeping half in reserve for a second dose or shipping every dose as soon as it arrives for distribution. There is likely a more effective and rational middle course of keeping a reserve buffer amount that would fluctuate based on several considerations that include, but are not limited to,: current manufacturing output; a buffer to cover temporary variations or interruptions; and planned expansions of production.
And as for smiley faces, I suspect that they are directed toward ones ego and not outward bound.