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Old 01-30-2021, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Robbie0723 View Post
Only one shot and simple refrigerated storage expands access more quickly.

Less effective at completely preventing COVID but very effective at reducing severity of disease and deaths.

So yes, especially if in a group that may not have access to the RNA vaccines for months. A strategy could be to be to offer to those younger groups.

Next question is getting both vaccines he types has any advantage.
That is exactly why I would be happy to get the J&J vaccine.

I'm already at a lower risk, because of my age and overall fitness and immunity level. I also MIGHT have already been exposed to it, and have achieved some kind of natural immunity to it, by now. I don't know that, and haven't gotten the test to find that out, and knowing that won't make me change my behavior so I won't bother with it. Having worked in the public from February 2020 til December 2020, I really have to just assume I was exposed to it.

That 66% protection seems like a pretty good deal to someone like me, who isn't likely to get sick, but wants to reduce the severity in the off-chance I manage to catch the virus anyway.