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This article has a chart you can refer to: https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-vaccines-efficacy-variants-south-africa-uk-brazil-2021-3 https://www.busines
by y-c-o-m-b 6y ago
This article has a chart you can refer to: https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-vaccines-efficacy-variants-south-africa-uk-brazil-2021-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-vaccines-efficacy-v...
It includes data on the variants and how the differing vaccines are impacted by those variants. Disclaimer: this is just preliminary data and obviously needs way more research.
I've also been following the Israeli studies for Pfizer and that's what lead me to choosing the Pfizer vaccine over the Moderna one.
One follow-up question I had is this: is it dangerous to have more than one type of vaccine? Provided it's spaced out long enough (2-6 weeks apart) and there's an abundance in supply of course.
- smiley1437 6y agoFor covid vaccines, there is currently a trial in the UK studying the outcomes on alternating doses of different vaccines. A positive outcome would be significantly increase flexibility in scheduling second shots. From what I understand, mixing vaccines is not a new strategy for vaccinations in general (it's called heterologous prime-boost) and can provide enhanced immunity. https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2021/04/01/vaccine-mix https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2021/04/01/vaccine-m...