[Farm93]

Russia and China both use similar tech, an adenovirus vector, to the Oxford/AZ vaccines.

Personally, even though mRNA vaccines are completely novel, I'd prefer one of those even if efficacy were similar. Open question when or if FDA will approve this. They are submitting based on international data, with less numbers than the mRNA studies, after already having a long safety pause.

I am with you on that one.

The USA has loads of very empty convention centers around major cities.   I would definitely be ready and willing to be assigned an appointment time at a convention center that was <200 miles from my home.    After the NFL football season, there would also be a large number of doom stadiums that could be utilized too.

I mention driving to a non-hospital location because I suspect the equipment to keep the vaccines cool will be limited AND it will not be possible or practical to go to large urban hospitals or medical centers in Q1 2021.

I am confident the first batches will go to government officials (at least those yet to get COVID), the military and health care workers.   Those groups should exhaust the supplies likely to be available pre-Jan 20, so no need to worry too much about what POTUS45 might or might not recommend.

[Farm93]

Russia and China both use similar tech, an adenovirus vector, to the Oxford/AZ vaccines.

Personally, even though mRNA vaccines are completely novel, I'd prefer one of those even if efficacy were similar. Open question when or if FDA will approve this. They are submitting based on international data, with less numbers than the mRNA studies, after already having a long safety pause.

I am with you on that one.

The USA has loads of very empty convention centers around major cities.   I would definitely be ready and willing to be assigned an appointment time at a convention center that was <200 miles from my home.    After the NFL football season, there would also be a large number of doom stadiums that could be utilized too.

I mention driving to a non-hospital location because I suspect the equipment to keep the vaccines cool will be limited AND it will not be possible or practical to go to large urban hospitals or medical centers in Q1 2021.

I am confident the first batches will go to government officials (at least those yet to get COVID), the military and health care workers.   Those groups should exhaust the supplies likely to be available pre-Jan 20, so no need to worry too much about what POTUS45 might or might not recommend.