My brother is getting the J&J vaccine today and I'm relieved that I can stop worrying about him. (I'm up soon!) I don't know anyone who is concerned that it's an inferior vaccine, and he thought not having to make a second trip to the site was a bonus.
Some people may have a reason for needing one vaccine over another, due to allergies to ingredients, or approval for their age group. For most people, take whatever shot you can get.
I do appreciate that sites are letting us know what vaccine they have available though. For some people, a second trip is a hardship, or they do have one of those contraindications.
This video shows why the effectiveness of Pfizer/Moderna/J&J/AstraZeneca can't be measured against each other. The tests were conducted in different conditions.
https://www.vox.com/22311625/covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-johnson-moderna-pfizer
@joerebelloharley@tilde.zone @MariaHill one of the other advantages of the j&j is ~20/40% less chance of side effects than pfizer/moderna respectively. j&j also reaches full protection 2 weeks faster than moderna.. so even if efficacy were the same, the extra 2 weeks of protection is worth something too.
@MariaHill @joerebelloharley@tilde.zone and I must say, the Detroit mayor made a poor choice to boycott j&j. Also consider the ethical angle: Pfizer is an exremely unethical right-leaning company and ALEC member that goes against the values of the people of Detroit.
