Germans are turning down Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

Re:Germans are turning down Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine by xiphias2 on Monday February 22, 2021 @04:11PM (#26230687)

I don't want to play with my parents' life, as I love them, so no. They are locked up in their apartments for 6 months now, as I don't allow them out. Taking a suboptimal vaccine would hurt more than not having a vaccine, as they will need to start leaving their apartment in the summer, so they rather wait a few months more for the best vaccine (or more data) than have a risk of dying from COVID.

I bought them big screen TV, new furniture and elliptic machine so they can spend their time in the apartment while still working out.

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Re:Germans are turning down Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine by kyriakos on Monday February 22, 2021 @11:54PM (#26233947)

You have to also consider the effects of isolation and lockdown as well especially on the elderly. Obviously risk of death is worse with a bad vaccine but with more people taking the AZ vaccine we'll soon know if its effective and if it is, they will be able to leave their home sooner than waiting out for another vaccine.

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