WaterSong
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Your first link is all about a controversial trial involving just 50 or so volunteers, which may be the precursor to future vaccine research. Nothing to do with the vaccination programme currently being rolled out to millions, using vaccines which have been tested in the traditional way.
The British Government's strategy is correctly described as a gamble (although there is some data to support it, and many vaccines do work better when the doses are given further apart), but it isn't an experiment. A scientific experiment would have a control group. And it baffles me that anyone would consider that a reason not to have the vaccine, as we do know that even one dose is better than none.
I posted the first link for that very reason, i.e. informing of vaccine research methods using those volunteers.
The British government describes their strategy as a gamble, and that is indeed fair. However, they stakes they're gambling with, the chips on the table, are the lives of the UK citizens! And their future health or perhaps the deficiency there of.
For reference: What is a control group: How to define control groups in an experiment - AP Statistics
Ever consider, you, and those like you who receive this vaccine are the next designated stage of, control group?
Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK