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The mRNA vaccines have proven to be more effective than the traditional ones (J&J, AstraZeneca) no?

• rjzzleep 5y ago
  J&J and AZ aren't really traditional either. They're Adenovirus based vaccines. Research has been out for a while, but I think there have been many production use Adenovirus based vaccines. AZ is conceptually similar to the mRNA vaccines actually. They all target the Spike protein. The Chinese vaccine is an inactivated virus kind of vaccine. That's what you would call traditional. Low protection from infection, but supposedly high protection from dangerous disease onset.
  • neuronic 5y ago
    The last point is all that counts. Nobody cares about Corona infections if they don’t fill up hospitals or cause Long COVID.
    • yakshaving_jgt 5y ago
      Not necessarily. As I understand it, several common viruses cause more serious disease further down the line. Even if you didn't develop warts, you wouldn't want HPV because some strains can develop into cervical cancer, for example.
      • neuronic 5y ago
        Yes, but we won't shut down society for 15 years to figure that one out.