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Re:Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine appears 66% effec... by square_square on Friday January 29, 2021 @12:16PM (#25959712)
The Novavax vaccine is way better than this one
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Re:Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine appears 66% effec... by eloff on Friday January 29, 2021 @04:43PM (#25963036)
I agree, but the old cliche "beggars can't be choosers" comes to mind.

I'll take the first vaccine that becomes available to me, and I highly doubt they'd give me a choice at the clinic anyway.

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Re:Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine appears 66% effec... by alexhutcheson on Friday January 29, 2021 @12:26PM (#25959831)
We're limited by supply, so the existence of (limited quantities of) better vaccines isn't a good reason to block people from choosing to get a safe vaccine that still provides a reasonable degree of protection.

There are plenty of people in the lower-risk categories who would prefer to get a >60% effective vaccine now, rather than wait months for their turn in line for vaccines with the highest efficacy.

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