> even a week's delay in vaccinating [may] predictably increase the number of deaths in a country The big impact is not a few days of delay. The big impact is

> even a week's delay in vaccinating [may] predictably increase the number of deaths in a country The big impact is not a few days of delay. The big impact is the loss of trust in this vaccine in the general populace. > I'm assuming that these decisions aren't political and are genuinely being taken for medical reasons. I mean, I sure hope so. Obvious disclaimer: I'm not a medical expert. However, I wouldn't be so sure it's a wise decision. I primarily trust Karl Lauterbach's [1] opinion on these matters, and he is actively criticizing the move on Twitter as an overreaction [2]. [1] Karl Lauterbach is the director of an institute for epidemiology at a German university and also a member of the German Federal parliament for the Social Democrats (who are part of the current coalition). [2] Source (in German): https://twitter.com/Karl_Lauterbach/status/1371471061401894914 https://twitter.com/Karl_Lauterbach/status/13714710614018949...