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Originally Posted by nffc
Wonder how all the people trying to coerce others into vaccines are feeling now.
So it was clear enough early doors that there were issues with AZ but the stocks were easier to get and there were fewer issues on delivery/storage than with Pfizer and it was considered in older age groups that the risks of this were worth it as opposed to the risks of getting covid; but it was clear also in younger groups that this wasn't the case which is why under 40s were given Pfizer or Moderna instead (the urgency having eased a bit).
For a lot of people vaccination was probably still the right thing to do and especially at the time but pressurising young healthy adults and teenagers probably wasn't right..
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It’s hard to see what they could have done differently based on the data that was available at that time. The Oxford/AZ vaccine was rapidly available and relatively easy to handle, and the trial results absolutely supported its emergency certification.
As for ‘pressuring’ young healthy adults, well vaccine efficacy isn’t just about what it does directly for the individual receiving it, but how it impedes spread of a pathogen in the population. Herd immunity is achieved by preventing the disease from spreading, which means vaccinating as many people as you can, even those who would not personally suffer significant illness from it.