It gives us
the impression that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is reserved for front liners (the
people of the medical sectors) and for the important uniformed personnel, as
well as, for pregnant ladies. So, naturally, it is strongly considered to be
safe and efficient. Its efficacy is already stated to be 95%. Recently, the
vaccine, Moderna has also been allowed to make its advent into Malaysia. The
government has given the go ahead to the private sector medical companies, and
it has also been favorably paired along with Pfizer as a vaccine of repute, and
reserved for, you know who! Men with
money. Sorry, but that is the impression I get watching the TV news and the
discussions.
As for
AstraZeneca vaccine which, unfortunately, has a black mark of producing blood
clots, though, once in a few hundred thousand persons, the vaccine has been pin
marked to be given to old timers above 60 years old, like me, the reason being
given is that it is safe for us. And,
maybe, because they thought we won’t be living very long to tell the tales! The
blood clot tales! Ha ha! Its efficacy rate is said to be 70%. I, too, naturally, thought I would be given that
AstraZeneca vaccine, when I was called up to be vaccinated, recently. And when
I was waiting for my turn to be injected my first dose, a nurse came to the other old timer, a Malay man, sitting the standard
Our government
is caring. And smart as well!
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