Some Europeans get choosy about which vaccines they want
By Staff | Feb 14, 2021
A Polish teacher is vaccinated against the coronavirus with the AstraZeneca vaccine in Krakow, Poland, Friday Feb. 12, 2021. As Poland began vaccinating teachers on Friday, many say they are unhappy that they are getting AstraZeneca vaccines against the coronavirus, rather than the Pfizer shots earmarked for health care workers and the elderly. Nearly a year into the pandemic, many Europeans and others globally are desperate to get vaccinated and return to normal life. But many don t want just any vaccine. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Many Europeans are desperate for a coronavirus vaccine. But not just any vaccine.
WARSAW, Poland - Many Europeans are desperate for a coronavirus vaccine. But not just any vaccine.As AstraZeneca shots are rolling out to European Union.
Some Europeans get choosy about which vaccines they want A Polish teacher is vaccinated against the coronavirus with the AstraZeneca vaccine in Krakow, Poland, Friday Feb. 12, 2021. As Poland began vaccinating teachers on Friday, many say they are unhappy that they are getting AstraZeneca vaccines against the coronavirus, rather than the Pfizer shots earmarked for health care workers and the elderly. Nearly a year into the pandemic, many Europeans and others globally are desperate to get vaccinated and return to normal life. But many don t want just any vaccine. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) | Photo: AP By VANESSA GERA and NICOLE WINFIELD
Europeans Becoming Choosy About Which Vaccine They Want
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Many Europeans are desperate for a coronavirus vaccine. But not just any vaccine.
As AstraZeneca shots are rolling out to European Union nations this month, joining the Pfizer and Moderna doses already available, some people are baulking at being offered a vaccine that they perceive – fairly or not – as second-best.
Poland began vaccinating teachers Friday with the AstraZeneca vaccine, and some had misgivings about being put in line for a vaccine they believe is less effective than the others.
Ewelina Jankowska, the director of a primary and high school in Warsaw’s southern Wilanow district, said nobody in her school was enthusiastic about getting the AstraZeneca shot, although many signed up, eager for any protection against a virus that has upended their lives and their students’ schooling.