Vaccine row all a storm in a teacup

So Dr Anthony Fauci, the American virus disease chief, has now apologised about his comments which seemed to, no, did, accuse the UK of rushing through approval of the coronavirus vaccine in order to be first in the world. Of course he didn't mean to say what he said. In fact, he says, what he said just sounded like he was saying what he was saying but actually that's not what he meant to say at all. Phew! So that's clear now. Dr Fauci didn't do himself any favours by saying what he said on two different US TV stations. Certainly Trump believed what he said and was furious with the US regulator for failing to approve the Pfizer vaccine. The great climbdown may have had something to do with the announcement that Joe Biden has asked Fauci to stay on as chief adviser on Covid-19. I should imagine Biden told Fauci to say sorry to the Brits and then he could keep his job. Anyway it was all a storm in a British teacup and now we can get on with the massive nationwide vaccination programme that is going to take months. The irony is that the US regulatory body will now be under such pressure to declare approval by next week that just maybe it will "rush" its decision to make sure America is not last in the approval stakes. Then what will Fauci say if some UK tabloid dares to make such a suggestion? It will all blow over. The key thing now is to vaccinate the world and the world has never had to do such a thing on such a vast scale ever in history. As the programme gets underway, starting with the most vulnerable and elderly and works its way downwards to the under-50s there may well come a time when the younger generation cries out: "Why are we last?" It's a perfectly legitimate question.