"The goal was never to eradicate COVID from being annoying" does sound surprising considering all we've been hearing about the effectiveness of the mRNA at prev

"The goal was never to eradicate COVID from being annoying" does sound surprising considering all we've been hearing about the effectiveness of the mRNA at preventing infections of non-Delta COVID. But then, that high effectiveness was once itself a surprise, so it may make sense if the point of reference is before the original clinical trials were finished.