Different vaccine for different age groups
With the death of 23 people, mostly older adults, in Norway after being vaccinated by Covid-19 US-Germany Pfizer-BioNtech vaccines, more people have become apprehensive to be vaccinated. This raised again the question on the safety of these vaccines. Would people, regardless of age group, get the same vaccine doses? Or will older people get a different kind of vaccine?
Twenty-three elderly patients died in Norway following their vaccination with the Pfizer-BionNtech mRNA vaccine against Covid-19. Following this, the Norwegian government launched a detailed investigation into the reported fatalities. More than 30,000 people have received the first shot of the Pfizer or Moderna Covid vaccines in the Scandinavian country since the end of Decem ber.
Doctors in Norway have been asked to conduct a more thorough evaluation of every frail elderly patient in line for the PfizerBioNtech vaccine following the reported deaths. But some experts say it may just be a coincidence. There is no established connection between these deaths and the vaccine. But whatever it is, the Norway cases have raised alarm on the possible endusers of these vaccines. Filipino senior citizens are skeptical over our forthcoming vaccination program for fear that what happened in Norway might happen to them.
According to an article published by The Guardians written by Nicola David, “Concerns around the efficacy of the Oxford University/ AstraZeneca coronavirus jab in older people could lead to different age groups being given different vaccines, expert have said. The Oxford/ AstraZaneca announced that the vaccine had a 70 percent efficacy overall. For most trial participants given two full doses, spaced a month apart, efficacy was 62 percent, but for 3,000 participants mistakenly given half a dose for their first jab, the efficacy was 90 percent. No participant, regardless of dose,
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