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Originally Posted by htismaqe
For me it's not brand, it has to do with the type/technology. The stuff I've read is that the AZ vaccine is about 75% but has pretty much zero in terms of side effects/risks because it's a well-used technology. I'm just not willing to be a "beta tester" for mRNA, even though "alpha testing" has been positive.
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Yeah, that's where I was initially. I had a gut preference to use the more established technique. But the difference in effectiveness seems pretty large. If we use the lower figure of 62 percent, that's basically lowering your vulnerability by a coin flip, which means that we're relying on most people getting the vaccine as our main line of defense. If we believe the talk, there seems to be a lot of people who are willing to undermine that. I want more than a coin flip protecting me if other people won't help.
75 percent is notably better than 62 percent in that regard, but I'd still rather have 95 percent so I can confidently go back into restaurants where spittle is flying and movie theaters where the laughter bathes me in popcorn microparticles.