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I'm leaning towards Pfizer, what are your thoughts?

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Eileen Pfizer...nice lady

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judg69

I have numerous conditions , and had both Pfizer shots with absolutely no side effects whatsoever. All Best Wishes!, judg69

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cesces

I don't think the data is in on the comparative performance of these two.

Given that unknown, either is good.

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timotur

Moderna for slightly higher protection, but with slightly more risk of SE’s, the most notable— myocarditis. By volume, Moderna is 3x that of Pfizer, and a lot of people get a sore arm with Moderna.

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diamondrn

My wife and I had both Moderna shots as soon as they became available, starting in January. I am 77. She is 66. Other than a little shoulder pain for a day or so, neither of us have experienced any known side or after affects, Ocman.

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ocman

Thanks all, went with the Pfizer vaccine.

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FDA approved, makes sense. One the other hand, many still get the virus even after the vaccine. my son in law has it right now. he took Moderna though

I received the Moderna vaccine. Statistics seem to show that its effectiveness lasts longer than the Pfizer vaccine.

gopusa.com/study-moderna-va...

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cpcohen

The Canadian advice has been pretty consistent:

. . . Get whichever vaccine is available to you first.

Since you've already picked one, and taken it, you made the right choice.

. Charles

Will be going with J&J.

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Not to be a scold or anything but that is the one I definitely did NOT want.

J&J uses an inactivated cold virus to carry genetic material, a more common method of creation for a vaccine. mRNA is cutting edge (also known as‘bleeding edge’) technology. Moderna describes theirs as ‘pioneering a class of medicines based on messenger RNA (mRNA).Thalidomide was approved and widely used. So was Vioxx. I prefer a bit more history for things I put in my body.

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