>How would that look?
You really can't see the parallel? "There's data coming in that suggests the AZ vaccine is deadly to a small but significant population, so while we wait for more data, we're going to halt its use".
>Content of the statements does. Check them with your favorite evolutionary biologist or virologist.
The onus is on the person making the statements to back them up. What you've said on the subject sounds very reasonable, but I can't find anywhere else.
As for your linked article on the British variant B117:
"Dr. Julian Tang, honorary associate professor and clinical virologist at the University of Leicester, said in a statement that he is "still not yet very convinced by these results" from the study."
Because they can't yet control for winter conditions affecting health.