Germany pauses AstraZeneca vaccinations as a 'precaution'

Re:Germany pauses AstraZeneca vaccinations as a 'precaution' by high_derivative on Monday March 15, 2021 @12:09PM (#26467727)

But they did not do everything they can. They did not expedite AZ vaccine approval, they are messing up the rollout, they tried to negotiate prices instead of securing vaccines at all costs. They made a whole theatre about AZ deliveries and almost created an international crisis around Ireland..but no, no political aspect to it, none at all..

I don't think they are trying to get revenge. They are trying to cover for their own failings. By any reasonable means, the vaccine rollout in continental Europe in relation to the wealth and logistics available compared to US/UK is a complete failure.

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Re:Germany pauses AstraZeneca vaccinations as a 'precaution' by detaro on Monday March 15, 2021 @12:16PM (#26467863)

so how does further slowing vaccine progress, making it even less likely they'll meet the adjusted goals and anouncements, "cover for their failings", especially if there is a good chance it'll turn out it was unnecessary? At least right now people's reaction for sure isn't "oh too bad then, not your fault".

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Re:Germany pauses AstraZeneca vaccinations as a 'precaution' by finiteseries on Monday March 15, 2021 @12:42PM (#26468259)

AZ vaccine is flawed => slow rollout isn’t bad after all, maybe even a good thing in the end.

Goals and announcements have already been missed, and it turning out to be unnecessary can be muddied, or buried.

Assuming this is indeed politics, there are a lot of positives to this type of move in an already shit situation.

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