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I disagree, 3 vaccine sources should be better than 2. Now, if the US hasn't contracted any AZ vaccine, then you're right and the whole discussion is moot.
by nickpp 6y ago
I disagree, 3 vaccine sources should be better than 2.
Now, if the US hasn't contracted any AZ vaccine, then you're right and the whole discussion is moot.
- jacobr1 6y agohttps://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/contracts-purchasing-agreements.html https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-glo... According to bloomberg the US has purchased 300M doses each of Moderna, Pfizer and AZ. That doesn't mean they actually have production capacity though.
- dragonwriter 6y agoAZ has been withdrawn in South Africa because it doesn't work well against the South Africa variant, which is also now known to be experiencing community spread in several parts of the US. So, whether the US (which wasn't alone in not approving it) was right to reject it based on information available in the past, it doesn't seem like it's something we want to try to gear up for now.