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Originally Posted by Bill Bumface
I get nothing but pleasure from the fact that people who suddenly decided to get uppity about vaccinations and be slaves to marketing by holding out for Pfizer are less protected than all of those that got the earliest shot available and ended up with Moderna.
I myself got Pfizer, but it was the first shot available to me. You know, because I don't like the possibility of subjecting others to death while I waited for a vial with my favourite logo on it.
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I think a part of this is the fact that Pfizer, being the size and power of a top pharma machine, has been able to use it to their advantage. They have been in this game for years and also have a viable and strong vaccine business that they can draw expertise on as well.
Moderna from my understanding is pretty new to this and doesn't have anywhere near the size and the scope as Pfizer. They were a small small player before Covid and have really had to grow up in a short time. They may not have the same counter punch as a Pfizer.
Astrazeneca on the other hand is in a unique situation. They pretty much don't have a vaccine business of any kind, they had a partnership with Oxford University in which they got involved in back in April 2020. They didn't design the vaccine and are relying a lot on Oxford. The level of pushback and communication during all of this and the negative press they have endured has been abysmal and is tragic as it's had negative effects on vaccine uptick and fed fuel to the fire for some anti vaxxers and others.
Bottom line, all of the vaccines been approved for use in Canada are excellent vaccines and from a performance perspective are all very high achievers. Get vaxxed is the message to all