My doc says get any, and get all. And that there will be booster shot(s) as part of the program.
Thoughts, thru a friend, from an infectious disease doc ......
Messenger RNA vaccines are considered safe because there is no live inactivated virus, just synthetic RNA. Messenger RNA technology has not been deployed in humans, but in the words of the infectious disease doc, it is considered to be safe.
Due to the need for the vaccines, getting to the distribution stages should take precedence over completing studies in all of the various risk groups of the population that maybe haven't been studied as of yet.
He finishes with saying that he will listen to what the infectious disease community recommends. If the vaccines are given the green light, he's all in.
My guess is the vaccines go first to health care workers, then the old folks and risk groups potentially suffering the greatest consequences.
I believe I read that effectiveness of the vaccine should occur within 4 weeks of getting the injection.
I get a flu shot every year. I hemmed and hawed about the 2 shingles vaccines. The consequences of getting shingles are a little different than the potential consequences of coronavirus tho. I'll get the coronavirus vaccination, and boosters, if/when the medical community recommends. Hopefully, that is soon.