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Wouldn’t less of the same thing with an almost identical outcome be better? I mean, it’s a liquid being shot into your arm, not chocolate.

I'd choose Pfizer because AFAIK this is the first vaccine Moderna has ever made. At least Pfizer has some history, even if both are using a new technology. Also, anecdotally, the Moderna shot seems to cause more side effects.

But I wasn't given a choice, and I'd happily get J&J if it was "this or nothin." So I ended up with Pfizer anyway.

Wait, I thought producing just a few grams of mRNA is very hard and requires huge amounts of resources. Surely there isn't that much mRNA in every vaccine? Does that include the nano lipids?

It's micrograms of mRNA per dose, not ml.

I chose to get Pfizer for the exact same reason. If it was able to get the same effectiveness as Moderna with lesser mRNA it seemed to be an efficient choice (as a programmer :))