Health Expert Compares Pfizer-BioNTech And Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines, Goes Viral
Researchers have blessed us with Covid-19 vaccines in record time—the process could have taken them 10 to 15 years, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency authorization to vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna in less than a year. Before 2020, the fastest-ever vaccine—for mumps—took 4 years to develop in the 1960s.
Both of these shots achieve the same result: they help our bodies to develop immunity to the virus that causes Covid-19 without us having to get the illness. There are, however, slight differences between them.
Health expert Amanda Howell has published a comprehensive presentation, inviting everyone to take a closer look at the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines and get a better understanding of the way leading out of this horrific pandemic.
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According to medical experts, allergic reactions from vaccines are rare, but can sometimes happen. In the first data available since authorized immunizations began in the U.S. in December, the CDC reported 353 adverse events (roughly 1.9 million doses have been served nationwide).
Still, the FDA said it was looking into allergic reactions that happened after people were given Pfizer’s vaccine. Doran Fink, deputy director of the FDA’s division of vaccines and related product applications, said the agency will consider whether additional recommendations on the vaccines are needed after the investigation.
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You could say this presentation was Howell’s passion project. She has a master’s degree in public health and owns a health consulting company; Amanda works primarily in the health education and communication space and finds absolute joy in taking complex scientific topics and making them easier to understand and more enjoyable to look at. Instagram is the main place to find her fun, informative posts on a wide range of health topics.
“My post started as a comparison between the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and quickly turned into an easily-digestible source of Covid-19 vaccine information,” Howell told Bored Panda. “My community looks to me as an expert in matters of public health and they had questions about the differences between the two. Moreover, not many people understand mRNA technology or research in this area spanning decades. Making one of my classic ‘swipe posts’ has always been an incredibly easy way for me to get information about important topics out to my community quickly.”
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In terms of effectiveness for Covid-19 and use in the general public, Howell thinks both of these vaccines are on the same playing field and equally amazing. “Neither is more preferable than the other. My recommendation is to get whatever one is offered to you as soon as possible. From a storage perspective, Moderna is less complicated for health organizations because it doesn’t require an ultra-cold freezer for storage,” she explained.
Given the fact that there is a lot of scary-sounding misinformation online regarding vaccines, mRNA technology, and health, Howell advises people to get their information from the experts.
“‘Digital pandemics’ (the viral spread of misinformation online) are a massive public health issue. Experts in public health are working hard to combat misinformation, much of this is done on our time (for free). We don’t have any agenda other than protecting the health and wellness of our communities,” she added.
People have been really thankful for the comparison
"Could kill you" vs. "Won't kill you". "Could feel horrific for weeks or months or years" vs "Could feel bad for a day". Hmmmm.... tough call /s
Is Islander Cowboy trying to claim that the vaccine has a 1% kill rate? It looks like it, but I haven't heard of a single death from it - has anybody else? A google search revealed only this article about misinformation: https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2020/12/16/covid-19-vaccine-death-rumor-fact-check-alabama-nurse-rumors/3932335001/
Load More Replies..."It has a 99% survival rate"? Some cancers do too. Nobody takes those lightly. Also, COVID has all those weird random easter eggs like hearing loss and "COVID toes".
People who say, but only x% of people die, ignore that fact that, plus up to 40% chance of organ damage, and 1/4 of Covid patients still exhausted or showing symptoms for more than a month (long Covid).
Load More Replies...Actually the Moderna one can be stored up to three days at 38f, that is the long term storage temp. Pfizers temp that cold is for both long and short term. So while on paper Pfizers is slightly better, uses less dosages, etc, Moderna's one is better for distribution given that is can be stored short term in a standard fridge and long term in a regular commercial freezer unlike Pfizers which requires special equipment. Rural areas and developing nations the Moderna one is better, big cities in Developed countries Pfizers would be the better option.
Exactly. Moderna will be far more accessible in rural America, for example, whereas Pfizer's might be much easier to find if you live near a huge medical center in a medium to large city. I'm rural. I'll end up with Moderna's, is my guess. We can't afford new freezers at our local hospital!
Load More Replies...All the food we eat contains RNA and DNA, tons of it, so why the fuss about an mRNA vaccine?
Because the American education system is designed to TRAIN people and not educate them. We aren't "trained" to think critically. We are trained to check the right box on a test.
Load More Replies...Just jumped out me being a Dad and all but does the approved for use for people over 16 mean that those under 16 won’t be allowed to vaccinate? I haven’t heard any limitations on this and am curious if anyone else has.
At the time they got approval, they hadn't done enough testing on people under 16 to see how it affected them.
Load More Replies...I'm sick of seeing these imbeciles in the comments denying COVID or saying the vaccine's useless and all that sh*t. I've been replying to them so I can try to knock some sense into their empty brains but man, they keep on surprising me with astounding amounts of stupidity! I'd give some facts to shut them down but I'm too angry for facts. If a college music student who doesn't know sh*t about science can accept and see facts, then how come grown men and women can't? COVID IS KILLING PEOPLE WHY CAN'T YOU GUYS ACCEPT THAT??!! THE F*CKING VACCINE IS HERE TO HELP! Yeah, the vaccine might go wrong for you but at least researches can learn from it and make the vaccine better for others. Y'all aren't the main characters in this story. I F*CKING HATE IDIOTS! JUST ACCEPT THE FACTS!!! Whyyyyyyyyyy
"Yeah, the vaccine might go wrong for you but at least researches can learn from it and make the vaccine better for others." Your argument is "Well you might be right and the vaccination might be harmful for you, but they can learn from it to help others"? You are basically saying their fears are possibly founded, but too bad because it might help others? Good grief. Also, it's a terrible argument to say that people who don't know s**t about science accept it so why can't you. Nobody should blindly accept anything until they look into it for themselves. At that point they are at least mildly educated. Man your reasoning is scary. Blindly accept it because uneducated people do? Yikes.
Load More Replies...Worst aftereffect of contracting Covid for me (2 months after recovered from it) - worsen eyesigh, worsen diabetes and, worst of all, hair loss. It's worth getting vaccinated to avoide these alone!
Isn't it strange that a vaccine for Covid19 is successfully developed within a year and as per reports is successful but still after so many decades and in some cases centuries we don't have any vaccine for Cancer or HIV (AIDS) etc etc... Its just a question in my mind...
Keep in mind that the medical industry kills about 300,000 patients yearly - and now we are being asked to trust a rushed envelopment vaccine - you have to be crazy to get this vaccine.
I will never let anyone put anything on my body that has something called lucifer in it!
Much better info. I read an article talking about how you shed cells after a vaccine and can make those around you ill. But this vaccine doesn't contain the disease, just instructions on fighting it. So if one of us gets the vaccine before the other, they won't get sick. Phew!
I just got my first dose of Moderna today. As a dental hygienist, I create aerosols. Most of my patients work at the hospital across the street and are exposed to covid. So I opted to take the vaccine after careful consideration. I brought a banana and electrolyte drink to minimize muscle soreness from injection. Took an ibuprofen two hours prior to lessen inflammation at injection site and brought a mini ice pack, used in muscle for 15 minutes.
Well, you could always not get the vaccine and not get protected from COVID. I'd rather take my chances and get the vaccine. If something goes wrong for me, then at least researchers can learn from it and make the vaccine better for others.
Load More Replies...I'm hoping you are being sarcastic...
Load More Replies...Where on earth are you getting that from? Every cell in your body has mRNA.
Load More Replies...No all information deserves equal platforms because not all information is equally valid. We should not offer the same platform to information not founded in facts and science as stuff that is because both do not cary equal weight.
Load More Replies..."Could kill you" vs. "Won't kill you". "Could feel horrific for weeks or months or years" vs "Could feel bad for a day". Hmmmm.... tough call /s
Is Islander Cowboy trying to claim that the vaccine has a 1% kill rate? It looks like it, but I haven't heard of a single death from it - has anybody else? A google search revealed only this article about misinformation: https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2020/12/16/covid-19-vaccine-death-rumor-fact-check-alabama-nurse-rumors/3932335001/
Load More Replies..."It has a 99% survival rate"? Some cancers do too. Nobody takes those lightly. Also, COVID has all those weird random easter eggs like hearing loss and "COVID toes".
People who say, but only x% of people die, ignore that fact that, plus up to 40% chance of organ damage, and 1/4 of Covid patients still exhausted or showing symptoms for more than a month (long Covid).
Load More Replies...Actually the Moderna one can be stored up to three days at 38f, that is the long term storage temp. Pfizers temp that cold is for both long and short term. So while on paper Pfizers is slightly better, uses less dosages, etc, Moderna's one is better for distribution given that is can be stored short term in a standard fridge and long term in a regular commercial freezer unlike Pfizers which requires special equipment. Rural areas and developing nations the Moderna one is better, big cities in Developed countries Pfizers would be the better option.
Exactly. Moderna will be far more accessible in rural America, for example, whereas Pfizer's might be much easier to find if you live near a huge medical center in a medium to large city. I'm rural. I'll end up with Moderna's, is my guess. We can't afford new freezers at our local hospital!
Load More Replies...All the food we eat contains RNA and DNA, tons of it, so why the fuss about an mRNA vaccine?
Because the American education system is designed to TRAIN people and not educate them. We aren't "trained" to think critically. We are trained to check the right box on a test.
Load More Replies...Just jumped out me being a Dad and all but does the approved for use for people over 16 mean that those under 16 won’t be allowed to vaccinate? I haven’t heard any limitations on this and am curious if anyone else has.
At the time they got approval, they hadn't done enough testing on people under 16 to see how it affected them.
Load More Replies...I'm sick of seeing these imbeciles in the comments denying COVID or saying the vaccine's useless and all that sh*t. I've been replying to them so I can try to knock some sense into their empty brains but man, they keep on surprising me with astounding amounts of stupidity! I'd give some facts to shut them down but I'm too angry for facts. If a college music student who doesn't know sh*t about science can accept and see facts, then how come grown men and women can't? COVID IS KILLING PEOPLE WHY CAN'T YOU GUYS ACCEPT THAT??!! THE F*CKING VACCINE IS HERE TO HELP! Yeah, the vaccine might go wrong for you but at least researches can learn from it and make the vaccine better for others. Y'all aren't the main characters in this story. I F*CKING HATE IDIOTS! JUST ACCEPT THE FACTS!!! Whyyyyyyyyyy
"Yeah, the vaccine might go wrong for you but at least researches can learn from it and make the vaccine better for others." Your argument is "Well you might be right and the vaccination might be harmful for you, but they can learn from it to help others"? You are basically saying their fears are possibly founded, but too bad because it might help others? Good grief. Also, it's a terrible argument to say that people who don't know s**t about science accept it so why can't you. Nobody should blindly accept anything until they look into it for themselves. At that point they are at least mildly educated. Man your reasoning is scary. Blindly accept it because uneducated people do? Yikes.
Load More Replies...Worst aftereffect of contracting Covid for me (2 months after recovered from it) - worsen eyesigh, worsen diabetes and, worst of all, hair loss. It's worth getting vaccinated to avoide these alone!
Isn't it strange that a vaccine for Covid19 is successfully developed within a year and as per reports is successful but still after so many decades and in some cases centuries we don't have any vaccine for Cancer or HIV (AIDS) etc etc... Its just a question in my mind...
Keep in mind that the medical industry kills about 300,000 patients yearly - and now we are being asked to trust a rushed envelopment vaccine - you have to be crazy to get this vaccine.
I will never let anyone put anything on my body that has something called lucifer in it!
Much better info. I read an article talking about how you shed cells after a vaccine and can make those around you ill. But this vaccine doesn't contain the disease, just instructions on fighting it. So if one of us gets the vaccine before the other, they won't get sick. Phew!
I just got my first dose of Moderna today. As a dental hygienist, I create aerosols. Most of my patients work at the hospital across the street and are exposed to covid. So I opted to take the vaccine after careful consideration. I brought a banana and electrolyte drink to minimize muscle soreness from injection. Took an ibuprofen two hours prior to lessen inflammation at injection site and brought a mini ice pack, used in muscle for 15 minutes.
Well, you could always not get the vaccine and not get protected from COVID. I'd rather take my chances and get the vaccine. If something goes wrong for me, then at least researchers can learn from it and make the vaccine better for others.
Load More Replies...I'm hoping you are being sarcastic...
Load More Replies...Where on earth are you getting that from? Every cell in your body has mRNA.
Load More Replies...No all information deserves equal platforms because not all information is equally valid. We should not offer the same platform to information not founded in facts and science as stuff that is because both do not cary equal weight.
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