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Re:Half Doses of Moderna Vaccine Produce Neutralizing Antibo... by owenmarshall on Sunday February 14, 2021 @02:27PM (#26135357)
If you start from the assumption that a successful Covid vaccination rollout protects the most people from serious illness and death, it follows pretty quickly. My parents are significantly more likely than I am to be hospitalized and/or die from Covid than I am. My grandparents as well, but their risk is even an order of magnitude higher than my parents face.[1]

A successful vaccination program, then, would aggressively work through the most vulnerable populations first.

[1]: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/investi...

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Re:Half Doses of Moderna Vaccine Produce Neutralizing Antibo... by sneak on Sunday February 14, 2021 @02:30PM (#26135381)
Yes, that seems to be the consensus, although I don't share it.

I was answering the question posed by someone asking why someone felt entitled to faster vaccination.

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Re:Half Doses of Moderna Vaccine Produce Neutralizing Antibo... by owenmarshall on Sunday February 14, 2021 @02:33PM (#26135421)
> Yes, that seems to be the consensus, although I don't share it.

I know, you said:

>> There is an argument that the rationing/prioritization scheme that is currently in use is inherently unjust, and that no one is entitled to faster vaccination than anyone else.

I'm curious what that argument is.

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