> The US managed to independently produce a vaccine. No country in Europe managed that. Sure, it's a true statement, still doesn't change the fact that for Pfi

> The US managed to independently produce a vaccine. No country in Europe managed that. Sure, it's a true statement, still doesn't change the fact that for Pfizer the manpower was European, the capital was US. At least that's what I've been reading. You're obviously right about the other vaccines, not denying that. > What data are you reading? US has fully vaccinated 42% - Europe 23%. You're right, I was reading into first-dose percentages, the US has been much better at the fully-dosed percentage. > Deaths also higher in Europe. Here you're wrong (or we have diverging sources, or I'm still bad at reading graphs) as far as meaningful statistics go. Using worldometer[0] and quick Excel, looking at per capita deaths it's 1451 per million for Europe, 1641 for the EU and 1846 for the US. > I guess all those long lunches were worth it though? I actually prefer to go without lunch and finish earlier :) Isn't it the norm to take a 30-60 minute lunch break at the US too though? [0]:https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/