Originally Posted by
Kestrel
The logistics are part of the reason I'm looking at the J&J. If the same amount of production would protect twice as many people (only one dose needed), that would seem to be the way to go.
I'm the first to admit I'd like to learn more... but the new tech of these vaccines scare me. I just don't think we have enough time under them to show long-term effects. And, of course, that the government has shielded the manufactures for lawsuit over side effects only makes me more frightened. Why would that be needed if the vaccine was tested well enough? The country is planning to vaccinate millions and millions of people with a vaccine that did not exist a year ago. Who knows what will happen in ten years? Twenty? Cancers, immune issues, fertility problems? Not to mention putting it into developing bodies of children.
My understanding is that the J&J vaccine, while still new, has a similar approach as the Ebola vaccine that has been out for several years (in limited use, but longer timeline). Mostly, I think, it is the lack of time at concerns me.
I welcome links to information from reliable sources - please help talk me down!