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Which Vaccine is the

BEST?

She sat down nervously, took a deep breath and
rolled up her sleeves. “Is this the best vaccine doc?”,
she asked. I smiled, “once it’s in your arm, it sure is.”
Wanting nothing more than a COVID-free world, I
was volunteering my time giving vaccines,
Asha Shajahan, MD, MHSA
confident that with each shot, we are getting closer
Dr. Asha Shajahan, MD, MHSA
to a COVID-free world.

Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are the
three vaccines currently authorized in the United
States. All three vaccines are 100% e ective in
preventing hospitalization and death. The variations
in percent e ectiveness between these vaccines
are often a hot topic but futile to focus on, as these
numbers change with the emerging variants. What
matters is staying out of the hospital and avoiding
severe illness.
Misinformation has been circling about the Johnson
& Johnson (J & J) vaccine from leaders, politicians
and community members. Some worry that it’s not
as good as the first two vaccines, manufactured by
Pfizer and Moderna, also known as mRNA vaccines.
Comparing mRNA vaccines to adenovector
vaccines is like comparing apples to oranges. It can
also have deadly consequences by forgoing a
chance to get vaccinated.
The J & J vaccine is a one dose vaccine that
provides 72% e ectiveness against the COVID-19
virus in the United States; 66% world-wide. It was
tested against all the current variants as well. It can
be stored in a regular refrigerator which makes it