[jonplackett]

I think if we still had AstraZeneca we would not be in an awful position - but that vaccine already had a massive supply constraint - the EU is still pretty pissed about that. So if there were no other vaccines that would be worse for starters.

Also, as others have pointed out, it’s more effective.

Correct me if I’m wrong about this but it seems to be deceptive to think about it in terms of effectiveness.

60% doesn’t seem that much worse than 95%. Feels like 2/3 as good.

But if you look at it the other way around it’s 40% vs 5% which makes the gap much clearer - 8X more people getting symptoms (not sure what the data is on hospitalisation / deaths is though, probably closer)

Plus I believe mRNA vaccines should end up being cheaper in the long run.

Oh and plus you don’t feel as bad after getting them.