> my cynical guess is that getting everyone one dose is primary so the UK can show up in statistics like the one quoted above. I'm sure that's part of the reas

> my cynical guess is that getting everyone one dose is primary so the UK can show up in statistics like the one quoted above. I'm sure that's part of the reason, but there is evidence that a single dose provides substantial protection against getting the disease badly enough to hospitalise or kill you: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/22/scotland-covid-vaccination-drive-linked-to-big-drop-in-hospital-admissions https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/22/scotland-covid... So this may be a case of something that is both politically expedient and genuinely beneficial.