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Startrail_wanderer t1_j1r84kh wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Beijing to distribute Pfizer antiviral drug as Covid wave strains health system by web_explorer

It's a combination of factors in case of Pfizer. Yes nationalism is an issue but they also want complete immunity in cases from any side effects of the vaccine

Plus the vaccine needs ultra cold storage which wasn't the case for AstraZeneca or local made vaccines (at least in the Indian case )

Plus the vaccines imported would be costlier compared to the ones made in China or local countries

Ofcourse this is not to takeaway any advantages that the Pfizer vaccine has but there are 2 sides to every issue

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Canadian_Donairs t1_j1rzyhj wrote

>Plus the vaccines imported would be costlier compared to the ones made in China

Well...yeah...but they also actually work, which seems to be the ultimate deciding factor here.

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Startrail_wanderer t1_j1s07wu wrote

Yes in this case they are more superior but I was just discussing alternative reasons as mentioned above

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rsta223 t1_j1spu9e wrote

>Plus the vaccine needs ultra cold storage which wasn't the case for AstraZeneca or local made vaccines (at least in the Indian case )

Moderna can be stored at <5F (<-15C), which is totally attainable with an ordinary freezer.

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Startrail_wanderer t1_j1tq7zp wrote

Still doesn't excuse the additional cold supply chain cost required for the vaccines even if it is cheaper than Pfizer vs none for AstraZeneca

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