Your comment implicitly assumes that vaccination is the only possible way to reduce death, but we have many other interventions that we can choose to prioritize

Your comment implicitly assumes that vaccination is the only possible way to reduce death, but we have many other interventions that we can choose to prioritize as a society: * Mandate a minimum # of nurses and pay them fairly. Patient survival depends on nurses being able to do their jobs, but hospitals seem to prefer saving money by cutting staff. * Improve society’s overall health by reducing inequality. Lives have intrinsic value that transcends any economic or profit-based calculus. We consider mass death unacceptable because we recognize this basic truth. * Make paid sick days and short-term disability more accessible. It can take weeks to months to properly recover, depending on severity. * New building regulations in public spaces to lower the viral inoculum (correlated with severity) using tactics such as improved ventilation and 222nm UV lamps. * Ensure access to the basic necessities: healthy food, housing, healthcare. You can’t survive a covid infection if you’re dying of exposure on the street.