The Science Article mentions some ways it may understate the benefit of increasing production. But it misses an important benefit altogether. The chance of creating vaccine-resistant strains increases with the number of unvaccinated people. Vaccine-resistant strains make current capacity less valuable. So all capacity becomes more valuable the faster you vaccinate people because there is less chance of starting over.
The Science Article mentions some ways it may understate the benefit of increasing production. But it misses an important benefit altogether. The chance of creating vaccine-resistant strains increases with the number of unvaccinated people. Vaccine-resistant strains make current capacity less valuable. So all capacity becomes more valuable the faster you vaccinate people because there is less chance of starting over.