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> The mRNA vaccines are obviously the gold standard, they're what you want, if you're in a position to pick. That might end up being true, but see my comment a
by boulos 6y ago
> The mRNA vaccines are obviously the gold standard, they're what you want, if you're in a position to pick.
That might end up being true, but see my comment about the different “efficacy” measures and demographic differences [1]. We don’t have as clear cut a statement as that, and instead need to proceed (for now) with “all of the approved ones seem to prevent death or serious illness. Take what you can”.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25959872 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25959872
- tpmx 6y agoI would take a Johnson&Johnson or Astra Zeneca vaccine tomorrow if I were offered, don't misunderstand me.
- thaeli 6y agoIf it didn't disqualify me from receiving an mRNA vaccine later, sure. But right now it seems like you get one vaccine only and given that holding out for mRNA may be advisable.
- tpmx 6y agoYeah, that's also a concern. Any insights from people with knowledge - is this likely to be a problem or not?
- bluGill 6y agoUnlikely. There has never been (to my knowledge) any vaccine that prevented your from getting a different one latter. People get flu vaccines yearly and nobody asks what the last one you got was even though there a dozens of manufactures. You shouldn't get one vaccine and then a week latter get a different one. (I'd guess this is safe, but there is no reason to do it). However getting one and then a year latter a different one is normal practice and shouldn't be a problem. In short, take what you can get now. If COVID is still a problem in a year (I'm assuming there is a lot more supply of vaccine then) ask your doctors if you should get a different booster. Odds are good than in 6 months to a year we will have a different vaccine anyway to cover the variants. The vaccines don't seem to be doing well against the South Africa strain of Covid (only applying to the few that have done real trials, many need more testing), so it is back to the drawing board already.
- tumblewit 6y agofrom my understanding if you take a different vaccine your body treats it as a virus which it already knows from the first vaccine you took and then attacks the vaccine generating antibodies. So technically it should either work as a booster or if your body has forgotten about the virus (don't know how that works) then act as a first dose.
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