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Showing Original Post only (View all)Which COVID vaccination would you want? [View all]
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I'd look for Moderna or Pfizer, which have a higher efficacy but require two shots | |
12 (38%) |
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I'd look for Johnson & Johnson, which has a lower efficacy but requires only one shot | |
4 (13%) |
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I'd take whichever vaccine was available. | |
16 (50%) |
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0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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I took the first appointment I could get. Turned out it was Pfizer, go back in 16 days. r
dem4decades
Feb 2021
#2
I wanted Moderna, that's what they were offering the day I went. The next day it was Pfizer.
diane in sf
Feb 2021
#3
Get whatever is offered. Waiting for a specific vaccine just prolongs the pandemic.
tinrobot
Feb 2021
#5
Well, you need to tell the whole story. Although I don't discount your main point.
GulfCoast66
Feb 2021
#9
Right. I like the J&J because of the South African test. People got sick but lived.
GulfCoast66
Feb 2021
#14
The vaccine also showed 86 percent efficacy against severe forms of Covid-19 in the United States,
Celerity
Feb 2021
#11
So if you're offered the J&J vax, even if the other two aren't available, you'll turn down the J&J?
Celerity
Feb 2021
#21
Well, the singles vaccine has pretty bad side effects in 10-15% or so of the people who take it.
GulfCoast66
Feb 2021
#20