Would you chose the pfizer or oxford vaccine?

[candle18]

I had mine yesterday as I’m a health care worker. I had a choice of 2 locations and the one I went to did the pfizer vaccine as it was in a hospital and had freezer storage. If I had picked the other location I would have got the Oxford one.

Didn’t know this before I booked which is just as well as I would have ended up researching it for ages, but just out of curiosity would you have chosen one over the other?

I have lots of allergies and some to medicines so I'm going to ask for the Oxford if it's possible

@MossandRoy

The Oxford one is being made in India, according to R4 earlier, *@Mrgrinch*

For people in India. Not for people in the U.K. The U.K. one is made in Belgium or the Netherlands, I thought, at least in part.

Pfizer as it’s much more effective.

Pfizer due to the efficacy. Will be grateful to have either though!!

The Oxford one is made in Oxford and then wales (to put it into vials).

Pfizer (but only because I’m geekily impressed by how it works)

In reality I’ll happily take whatever is offered.

I’m down the list but will be glad to have either.

Sorry I should have said it was developed in Britain. But I do believe as pp said it is definitely more available to those who don't have the logistics for the Pfizer.

80% of Oxford vaccine is made in U.K., 20% is made in Netherlands and Germany.

I had Oxford but just glad to get one.
Those who say Pfizer is more effective- I thought it was difficult to compare as the trials were different? Oxford swabbed weekly to pick up asymptomatic infection but Pfizer just went on symptomatic infections. Is that wrong?

Pfizer

I would take the Oxford one. Whilst its not as effective as the Pfizer one in stopping from contracting Covid, it is just as effective in stopping from having "the dangerous version of" Covid.
Also mRNA vaccines which Pfizer is usually has stronger side effects.
The Oxford one is based on the good old tried and tested virus vector form of vaccinations which have benign side effects.
Also Norway has reported 23 deaths after vulnerable adults took the Pfizer vaccine.
www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n149

The Oxford one is based on the good old tried and tested virus vector form of vaccinations which have benign side effects

I thought this was the first ever virus vector jab for humans?

Either, just looking forward to being vaccinated. Just grateful we have several viable vaccines

Pfizer. But I live somewhere that gives you the second jab after 3-4 weeks, so it follows the trial procedures and you can expect a similar result and efficacy.

Oxford hasn't been approved by EMA yet so it's not even an option here.

If we had both in circulation, I'd still choose Pfizer.

@AuntieStella

The Oxford one is based on the good old tried and tested virus vector form of vaccinations which have benign side effects

I thought this was the first ever virus vector jab for humans?

Viral vector vaccines have been available since the 1980s.

Viral vector based vaccines, that rely on the delivery of one or more antigens encoded in the context of an unrelated, modified virus, represent a highly versatile platform that offers many advantages over more established vaccine technologies. This technology either employs live (replicating but often attenuated) or non-replicating vectors. Research conducted since the 1980s has established a variety of viruses as vaccine vectors by engineering them to encode for heterologous antigens that are shuttled into the host cells by the vector. Upon delivery, antigens are expressed and the host is able to induce immune responses against the respective target pathogen.

Pfizer. Either would be good though!

Either

I had Pfizer and was delighted about that. But I would have been happy with either.

I don’t care! I’d take one from Nestle if it worked 😁

Either, maybe even Moderna if Brexit hadn't scuppered that one.
If I had a very frail elderly parent nearing end of life I would definitely chose AZ Oxford rather than Pfizer.

(due to emerging side effects, not value of life, before anyone jumps in)

@flamboyanttip

Either, maybe even Moderna if Brexit hadn't scuppered that one. If I had a very frail elderly parent nearing end of life I would definitely chose AZ Oxford rather than Pfizer.

The Moderna vaccine will be available here in the spring sometime.

Moderna

But I’ll happily take what I get. I would imagine that as a late 40s person in group 6 by the time I get it it will be AZ