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It's also worth noting that it seems like Germans perceive the AstraZenica vaccine as second-rate, and were even skipping appointments in the hope of getting th
by tablespoon 6y ago
It's also worth noting that it seems like Germans perceive the AstraZenica vaccine as second-rate, and were even skipping appointments in the hope of getting the Pfizer/BioNTech shot later.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/world/europe/germany-coronavirus-vaccines-astrazeneca.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/world/europe/germany-coro...:
> Many people — including health workers — are skipping appointments or refusing to sign up for the AstraZeneca shot, which they fear is less effective than the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the officials say. As a result, two weeks after the first delivery of 1.45 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Germany, only 270,986 have been administered, according to data collected by the public health authority, the Robert Koch Institute.
- f430 6y agoI think the concerns are very valid about AZ and German's have a right to choose. Big point is that HN is largely an American forum so there will be a bias against AZ doubters. Interesting that Twitter and Facebook also not labeling the concerns about AZ as "Fake News" so likely there is some merit to the claims against AZ. I am also against taking AZ as well. If HN folks are confident it is fine go ahead. I will choose what I'm comfortable with and Germans or anybody else for that matter should have a say.
- ghaff 6y agoWhy would there be an American bias against AZ doubters? It's not approved in the US and I expect a lot of otherwise pro-vax people would not want an AZ vaccine--which, in at least some states, is not actually a choice you have once a vaccine is approved.