> one has to necessarily take on vaccine risk without catching covid

Thankfully that risk is tiny.

> Also, if the new pill ends up as effective as they say it is, there is no reason to push for 100% vax uptake anymore -- it would turn covid into a slightly more dangerous cold.

No, vaccination remains far cheaper. Mass vaccination also reduces the risk of mutation, and of infection others.

If everybody gets vaccinated AND this anti viral is widely available for those infected, COVID will be well and truly deranged.