Delayed 2nd dose was a good idea-squashed too quickly. Historic crisis demanded less rigidity. Just latest example.
Imagine another 50M with 1-dose right now...
Grateful to those who floated this early: @VirusesImmunity @zeynep @michaelmina_lab @ashishkjha @Bob_Wachter
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Meanwhile, of course all the doses that went to boosters being allocated to first doses would, ceteris paribus even with distribution bottlenecks, would have increased the number of first doses in corresponding fashion.
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Finally, the trial we suggested wasn't without some tiers: the elderly show the most need for boosters in earlier phase trials, and a trial delay more among younger cohorts (while carefully watching for negative signals) would have been one potential path.
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Thanks! One of the most eye-opening things for me has been the holes in the data collecting and reporting infrastructure re various facets of this pandemic.
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