Ethan
Money List Winner
Ref the first sentence, last paragraph, isn't it not quite accurate? At the time the vaccines were first available, some time ago, a person didn't have the choice of vaccine, nor did one seem to be on the horizon.
Could one afford to wait, given the figures for infection then.?
Now it is a little different, and , yes, if you were 40 you might be inclined to wait for the later alternative. Mind you, the really latest vaccines coming on stream may in the fullness of time present similar worries as the AZ?!!!
Who knows?
Well, the UK should have ordered much more Pfizer, but I agree that there isn't a patient-driven choice available, but the NHS had been choosing how to deploy the vaccine supply, and there is currently a decent supply available, enough to pause AZ pending sorting out these issues. So the comparisons with the pill or a long haul flight are not really all that relevant. And the numbers have changed quite a bit since they were first made.
There are reports emerging of another vascular adverse event associated with AZ, capillary leak syndrome, being discussed on medical sites. Not yet known whether truly related, or the scale, but a further illustration that an unbalanced order book makes you a hostage to fortune.