The other thing this allows is drive thru appointments in different areas. Drive thru vaccine clinics have existed before, but it's very difficult to find a place large enough to house a whole bunch of cars for 15 minutes. The same argument as above applies.
This also opens up things like vaccine clinics at train stations where you get the jab waiting for the train, then once your are done you can immediately jump on your train/bus etc.
EDIT: I just asked a friend of mine working at one of such vaccination areas and confirmed my impressions. They never had a problem with the waiting room, but instead a problem with the queue that forms at the initial stage, because the vaccination itself does not go very fast, due to the checks needed to make sure you can receive the shot, is the correct one, and so forth.
Same as the UK until this change.
> I can't see how a wait at the end of the process could reduce throughput by 23%.
Because there are vaccination centres where the capacity of the waiting room at the end is the limiting factor.
> This looks like the next UK mismanagement of the pandemic.
There we are, the rest of your argument was just pretext for some racism.
> For instance now they want a new lockdown
Do they? There's plenty of outside advisors suggesting a lockdown would bring down cases, it's the government themselves who are resisting this.
> including the first idea of going for herd immunity
Source? Stop reading nonsense. We had multiple lockdowns, and then we had extremely rapid vaccine rollout. None of that points to aiming for herd immunity through infections.
> That the final stage of waiting slows down you 23% is very unlikely under a bit less rigid parameters.
You should tell them this, I'm sure the NHS and UKHSA would love to see what data you have that they don't.
About the other statements, if you think UK did a good job with covid, well, I'm happy you trust your government actions. Live long and prosper btw.
It isn't racist to criticize the actions of governments.
I don't go running around claiming that any foreign criticism of the Trump or Biden administrations is racist against Americans, that would be absurd.
When I had mine there were maybe 8 seats, which were full, and they were calling the next patient as seats became free.
I will most likely get the third jab in mid-january according to schedule so I am pretty sure I'll be standing outside for a bit (if I can) this time :).
I got vaccinated in the summer at one of the larger vaccination centres and they were being more strict about it. After getting vaccinated they gave you a card with a time written on it which was when you were supposed to leave (although both times it was only 10 mins not 15). There was a dedicated 'room' with chairs in it and a clock and a nurse watching over things. After your time was up you left the card on the chair. Nobody was physically forcing you to stay but there was an obvious expectation that you would and I didn't see anybody walk straight out either time (out of a sample of 60+ people that I overlapped with).