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  One argument against 'queue-jumping' to use vaccines from a separate pool or unused stock is that doing so does not penalise wasteful misallocation or overproduction of vaccines and encourages the growth of unofficial workarounds; it might be better to be wasteful in the short term in order to encourage greater efficiency and a closer adherence to principle in the long term.