> Even German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi — who made a public show of getting the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab as their first shot to boost confidence — opted for an mRNA vaccine as their second dose.
This is a classic example of putting a "spin" on a certain information. I'm not aware of the situation in Italy, but in Germany the current official recommendation is for everyone who got a first dose of AstraZeneca to get an mRNA shot (either Biontech/Pfizer or Moderna) as the second dose to increase the efficacy. So Merkel is not "opting" for anything personally, just following the recommendation...
This is a classic example of putting a "spin" on a certain information. I'm not aware of the situation in Italy, but in Germany the current official recommendation is for everyone who got a first dose of AstraZeneca to get an mRNA shot (either Biontech/Pfizer or Moderna) as the second dose to increase the efficacy. So Merkel is not "opting" for anything personally, just following the recommendation...