The Astra Zeneca media circus serves several purposes. From the top of my head I can think of four purposes I& #39;ll try to describe here. Feel free to add anything you think I have missed.
1. The main purpose, of course, is to boost the mRNA vaccines. "AZ isn& #39;t safe, so we& #39;re switching to [insert mRNA brand] because THIS ONE is safe!". mRNA is the ruling classes& #39; preferred option and I don& #39;t think I need to explain why at this point.
2. It allows governments to play pretend re: safety. People who only consume mainstream news or who don& #39;t read news at all get an *impression* that safety checks are in place and working, and that if another brand gets a green light, then it must be safe.
3. To discredit critics even further. "lol anti-vaxxers freaking out at a 0,0002% risk of blood clots lol", ignoring every and any other concern raised.