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I’d question what was the point of rushing this out? The vaccines are gonna be supply constrained for a while. The same number of people will be vaccinated on
by addicted 6y ago
I’d question what was the point of rushing this out?
The vaccines are gonna be supply constrained for a while. The same number of people will be vaccinated on Jan 31 (or the day before the next batch of vaccines become available) whether we start today or a few weeks from now.
At this point the more important consideration should be not doing anything that might even slightly reduce public faith in the vaccine.
- maxerickson 6y agoThe first batch of Pfizer vaccine is enough to vaccinate a substantial portion of the vulnerable elderly (after vaccinating healthcare workers). Given that they are the ones that are dying at the highest rates, getting it deployed as fast as possible is likely to extend quite a few lives. It's not like they've executed well on your last point in the meantime.
- nsgi 6y ago> The same number of people will be vaccinated on Jan 31 That could still mean a big difference in the number of deaths. Some of those people may die/become seriously ill before Jan 31 before the vaccine gets to them
- lupire 6y agoNot a big difference. A few thousand. A drop in the bucket compared to the 250K and any more ahead killed because many Americans are making a religion of intentionally refusing to limit their spreading of the virus.