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StarryNite

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16. Good points.

Reply to MoonlitKnight (Reply #13)

Fri Aug 20, 2021, 11:52 AM

Aug 2021

And with just one shot a whole lot more people can get protected a whole lot faster. And that helps us all.

Is the J&J perfect? No. But then none of them are.

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Here's Why J & J's Vaccine Could Overtake Both Pfizer and Moderna [View all] luv2fly Aug 2021 OP

Now we're on teams. When there was positive news about Moderna, some Moderna fax recepients Dream Girl Aug 2021 #1

Moderna is the most effective of the three vaccines per the available data. LisaL Aug 2021 #7

See what I mean? Dream Girl Aug 2021 #8

Some people seem to insist on turning it into some kind of competition. StarryNite Aug 2021 #14

But ...the myocarditis stuff with kids is being reviewed now womanofthehills Aug 2021 #9

Yep, seems all vaccines have some rare side effects. LisaL Aug 2021 #10

while I'd like to believe this is true janterry Aug 2021 #2

I'm also a J&Jer luv2fly Aug 2021 #5

FOOL.COM Xoan Aug 2021 #3

So what's your point? luv2fly Aug 2021 #4

J&J efficacy in that study was at only71% for preventing hospitalization. LisaL Aug 2021 #6

71% isn't bad, if it was the only vaccine available, but it isn't, and data from the mRNA vaccines JohnSJ Aug 2021 #12

Those are tremendous numbers Deminpenn Aug 2021 #22

I remember saying... BlueIdaho Aug 2021 #11

I also remember early on debating with the "vaccine shoppers".. honest.abe Aug 2021 #15

We need to order 2 billion doses MoonlitKnight Aug 2021 #13

Good points. StarryNite Aug 2021 #16

Yes - the shipping question is a HUGE advantage for J&J. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #17

Yes the shipping and only one shot. StarryNite Aug 2021 #18

"highly effective" means different things to different people and seems to me to wiggs Aug 2021 #19

Motley Fool articles are junk Bad Thoughts Aug 2021 #20

71% against hospitalization is not that good, compared to Pfizer or AstraZeneca muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #21