Vaccine question

Moderna because it has 3x the mRNA than Pfizer.

Well, that’s great news !  Thank you for easing my crazy, COVID scared self. 

Hang on let me go find it.

Yet they both provide about the same % of protection from COVID.

From the article

Each dose of Pfizer’s contains 30 micrograms of vaccine. Moderna went with a much larger dose of vaccine, 100 micrograms. It means the company is using a little more than three times as much vaccine per person as Pfizer is. And yet, they aren’t getting better results. The government’s vaccine development program, formerly called Operation Warp Speed, has asked Moderna to test if it could lower the dosage of its vaccine without eroding the vaccine’s protection.



Interesting. All I know is that given a choice of the 3, I would not get J&J.

Well, I didn't read the question fully before answering and selected Pfizer. Because I had the Pfizer vaccine. 

It would still be my first choice, with a faster window to fully vaccinated (3 weeks between shots instead of 4 for Moderna).

@foxy , the Moderna dose is 3 times the Pfizer dose, but their protection is the same. I believe they are testing to see if they can lower the dosage amount without impacting the effectiveness.

Ahhh! Thank you. I misunderstood. I read that article incorrectly I guess. I also assumed that's why most covid break throughs were with the Pfizer shot. And most people I know had a stronger reaction with Moderna than Pfizer. 

I chose the Pfizer choice because that's what I got and I had pretty much no side effects ... a win in my books!    

I messed up the question, too, but I was able to change my answer.

If doing it again, I would choose Moderna right now only because I have read that there does seem to be some limited data that the vaccine immunity wanes slower. On the other hand, if I had to again spend many hours hunting down appointments, I would probably again just take whatever was available.

My answer isn't an option on your poll -- I'd choose either Pfizer or Moderna. (I had Moderna because that's what was offered to teachers in my county. My dh had Pfizer because that's what was offered at the State Department. Dd had Moderna because that's what was offered to volunteers with the Medical Corps.)

I suppose if I was being offered J&J as my only option I might take it, although I'd rather hold out for one of the other two.

It’s not a choice, but I’d take Pfizer or Moderna. They seem to have the best efficacy against the Delta variant, but I know that could change with the next variant.

Pfizer is what DH, DD and I got (it was what was available, but I was glad to get it)
DS (fire/EMT) was in the first group in our state to get vaccinated. He got Moderna
Looking forward to when we can get the boosters! Just another added layer of protection!

That doesn't mean that the actual " message" of the RNA is any stronger. The mRNA instructions contained within the liquid in the vial is the same .Once that instruction (mRNA) is inside the muscle cells, the cells use them to make the protein piece. After the protein piece is made, the cell breaks down the instructions and gets rid of the instructions. The protein piece will be the same in both Moderna and the Pfizer as they both have virtually the same efficacy.

I wish it was explained this way to me a year ago. You made it so much easier to understand. Thank you!

I wanted Johnson and Johnson because just one shot and fully vaccinated in 2 weeks. But they paused it the day before I was eligible. I was able to pick the vaccine in April by going to a Rite Aid that had the vaccine I wanted. Started out picking one with Pfizer, but switched to Moderna. I am happy with Moderna. No one in our family (us and three kids ages 18-23) had any side effects from Moderna or Pfizer.

With the knowledge I have now, I would have been fine with any vaccine. I was hesitant at first (but still signed up the day I was eligible) but now am very pro-vaccine and I get so mad at anti vaxxers! I have come a long way since April!