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Also the blood clots and the facts that a lot of countries are limiting the use… looks like Canada is dumping unwanted stuff to the developing world…
by SirLJ 5y ago
Also the blood clots and the facts that a lot of countries are limiting the use… looks like Canada is dumping unwanted stuff to the developing world…
- mthoms 5y agoCome on, “dumping”? We can visit Facebook for hyperbolic and paranoid cynicism. Pragmatically speaking, it’s the only vaccine (that Canada has access to) that can be stored and transported in a regular fridge. Logistically it’s the best choice for donating to poorer, undeveloped countries. Sure, it’s slightly higher risk than the others, but it’s a thousand times better than nothing. On a personal note, my 69 year old mother got it and had no problems. The odds of developing problems are astronomically low.
- Tenoke 5y agoI had AZ (both doses) and much preferred it to waiting for something else. The extra risk is miniscule and the extra period of protection likely pays off more than later but slightly higher protection.
- SirLJ 5y agoNot approved by the USA and suspended in a lot of countries…
- 908B64B197 5y agoWhy not just get Pfizer or Moderna? They were available at the same time.
- Tenoke 5y agoI'm in Germany. The distribution here was all over the place but what I could get earlier was AZ.
- alephu5 5y agohttps://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca-benefits-still-outweigh-risks-despite-possible-link-rare-blood-clots https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/covid-19-vaccine-astrazene... 7 clots in 20 million vaccinated which is below background levels.
- mikeblackson 5y agoCanada should donate their Pfizer and Moderna shots instead. Canada is more capable of dealing with any resulting blood clot issues than lower to poor income countries.
- mthoms 5y agoThat's a good point but AZ is the only vaccine (that Canada has access to) that can be stored and transported in a regular fridge. Logistically it’s the best choice for donating to poorer, undeveloped countries.
- evandijk70 5y agoEven if it was 'unwanted stuff' - the alternative would be that Canada sells the vaccines to other countries? Or would you prefer it if Canada would destroy the vaccines?