Denmark drops Johnson and Johnson vaccine due to concerns over side effects

Can you skip the line if you are willing to take AZ?

I agree with you, but do want to note that Denmark had the coronavirus mostly under control. They have about 2 deaths a day, so the trade-off is vastly different when compared to most countries.

I would challenge the assertion in your first line. To take an extreme example: Suppose we all agree that a horrible and unethical act (the Nazi’s medical experiments, for example) had lasting positive impacts for millions of people, tipping the scales in favor of net benefit.

In that case, I don’t think many people would consider the Nazi’s experiments okay, merely because one set of people benefited “more” than another set suffered.

I do not draw similarities between the vaccines and Nazi atrocities, I only challenge the idea that “do no harm” can be reduced to a utilitarian balancing of good/harm across an entire population.