1.5 Years after the west dropped the AstraZeneca vaccine WHO still recommends it
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Is it effective? I think it has only a 70%-80% reduction of the hospitalization cases. So it's not as effective as the mRNA vaccines that have a 90%-95% reduction of the hospitalization cases.
Is it cheaper? I think so, but I can't find the numbers. And IIRC it's easier to transport and keep at remote sites.
Is it a good option for poor countries? Probably yes.
[Hi from Argentina! We used a mix of all the vaccines that were available, because nobody had enough stock. I got AstraZeneca x2 and Moderna x3. I almost got Pfizer, but I went one day after the stock got depleted. My wife got a few Sputnik or Sinopharm and later a few Moderna or Pfizer, I already forgot the details. Now that everyone is has natural and artificial immunity, the difference is probably not a big deal outside the risk groups.]
Also these % are completely irrelevant noways as all these vaccines are for COVID variants that are no longer in circulation and the prevention of hospitalization is minuscule compared to the risk of side effects.