Quote Originally Posted by MisterWhippy View Post
Nah that info is based on the original strain. For delta we simply don't know, there's not been enough research done, the strain is still relatively new.

The reason why it makes sense to get your second AZ early is that delta is at risk of running rampant soon.

If you get the second early its efficacy might fade quicker, but that doesn't matter so much if we get boosters next year. The important thing is surviving this year.
For the layman, you can always cover the gap of the "don't know yet" with a bit of common sense. The scientific and academic fraternities may not be at liberty to do so, but you are free to make your own judgement using common sense.
If the vaccine can be more effective against the original strain simply by waiting 1 week longer for the second dose, surely the same effect would apply to the Delta strain. At worst it wouldn't be any more effective, but what's the likelihood of that outcome?
If your argument is that the longer you wait the more likely you'll get infected before the second dose, then let common sense fix THAT too. In this 1 week.... That's 7 days in total only... You just bury yourself at home, completely Zero contact with the outside world. You know it's going to go rampant, why go out before the second dose?