@Lilac-JadeCanada AstraZeneca is being used in UK and had been shown to be efficacious for seniors. There's no evidence it's not effective for those over 65, the problem Canada, France and Germany have is that regulatory agencies didn't think the did enough trials with seniors. Real world data shows it's very effective for seniors. There's a lot of politics involved. [cbc.ca]

@Lilac-JadeCanada AstraZeneca is a great vaccine and doesn't require extreme temperatures. It may be more effective than J&J Janssen vaccine. It's gotten bad press and isn't available in the states. I think the fact it's a nonprofit venture has something to do with that. $3/dose.

@Lilac-JadeCanada Somebody pays. Vaccine is totally free in the states as well. That doesn't mean the vaccines aren't paid for by somebody. For $240 million you could give two doses AZOx to every man, woman and child in Canada.

@Lilac-JadeCanada I heard the rollout on Canada is terrible. The Covid-19 numbers are good though. I believe give first shots first. 21 and 28 days for 2nd shot are only guidelines. Get the 1st dose in arms and let people wait for the 2nd dose. Oxford 2nd dose can be given up to 12 weeks after the first.

@Lilac-JadeCanada Things will open up soon. I'm hopeful for your country. In the meantime stay safe and social distant. I'm just saying you'd feel better off you had your 1st dose waiting on the 2nd. First dose provides a strong immunity. Canada is too cautious.