“The sense in which you have to ‘beat the market’ is the danger that everyone might be trying to get the booster at the same time when things are about to get bad, and fighting for limited appointment slots. That is potentially a concern, but given people’s reluctance to boost, I do not anticipate there being enough additional demand to cause much of an issue. Even if there is, you’ll have ample warning.”
That, and it’s not a zero sum game. If there’s a mad rush to get boosted right before a wave, that’s going to have the aggregate effect of making that wave into more of a ripple.
“The sense in which you have to ‘beat the market’ is the danger that everyone might be trying to get the booster at the same time when things are about to get bad, and fighting for limited appointment slots. That is potentially a concern, but given people’s reluctance to boost, I do not anticipate there being enough additional demand to cause much of an issue. Even if there is, you’ll have ample warning.”
That, and it’s not a zero sum game. If there’s a mad rush to get boosted right before a wave, that’s going to have the aggregate effect of making that wave into more of a ripple.