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Way to spin the article. This has literally barely to do with the EU > South Africa itself decided not to use the vaccine and infamously sold its doses to othe

Way to spin the article. This has literally barely to do with the EU > South Africa itself decided not to use the vaccine and infamously sold its doses to other African nations. Yes, because efficiency results showed it is barely efficient against the South African variant (not sure which letter it is) - the lack of efficiency is apparently not a concern with other variants. But why should SA buy an ineffective (for them) vaccine? AZ conducted the Phase 3 tests. AZ "is responsible" for the serious adverse effects (not blaming them - it is most likely due to poor application method and the vaccine getting into the bloodstream) and now that the adverse effects are known it's easier to treat it correctly. That being said it fills its role of being an effective vaccine. If your area is not concerned with the SA variant I wouldn't worry about taking it.

MrBuddyCasino 5y ago
> AZ "is responsible" for the serious adverse effects (not blaming them - it is most likely due to poor application method and the vaccine getting into the bloodstream) The AZ vaccine has been reported to contain protein impurities: https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/protein-impurities-found-in-astrazenecas-covid-19-vaccine-stir-debate/4013844.article https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/protein-impurities-found... Although no causal link to adverse effects has been established yet.
- raverbashing 5y ago
  https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.29.450356v1 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.29.450356v1 (caveat: preprint)
shapefrog 5y ago
> the adverse effects are known it's easier to treat it correctly All the vaccines have some issues - ignoring them and sweeping them under the rug is reckless. RNA vaccines have risk of serious alergic reaction, can be mitigated by sitting for 15 minutes after the jab, monitoring and having epi pens on hand. Simple and effective and saves lives.

MrBuddyCasino 5y ago

> AZ "is responsible" for the serious adverse effects (not blaming them - it is most likely due to poor application method and the vaccine getting into the bloodstream) The AZ vaccine has been reported to contain protein impurities: https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/protein-impurities-found-in-astrazenecas-covid-19-vaccine-stir-debate/4013844.article https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/protein-impurities-found... Although no causal link to adverse effects has been established yet.

raverbashing 5y ago
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.29.450356v1 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.29.450356v1 (caveat: preprint)

shapefrog 5y ago

> the adverse effects are known it's easier to treat it correctly All the vaccines have some issues - ignoring them and sweeping them under the rug is reckless. RNA vaccines have risk of serious alergic reaction, can be mitigated by sitting for 15 minutes after the jab, monitoring and having epi pens on hand. Simple and effective and saves lives.