This is not a political discussion. My sister is a front line health care worker. She received her first shot today I will reoport any adverse rections if there are any god forbid. I think it world be interesting to see who is going to take a vaccine without political discussion.
Absolutely. I will take it immediately when available, I won't think twice about it. The science is sound, in my judgement as a biochemist, and the data seem sound as well. No corners have been cut as far as I can see. Trials had been halted as mysterious disease cases appeared, and only resumed after concerns had been resolved. As it should be in a sound scientific process.
Some people have wondered about the fast development time. That is because several processes were initiated in parallel instead of sequentially, which costs much more money (e.g., production while trials were still underway, an extra risk factor). This again doesn't mean that corners were cut, they weren't.
In addition, and that is important, the vaccine has not been in development for one year, but for 17 years. How so? Scientists know since studying the first SARS Coronavirus (SARS-Cov1, causing SARS, a 2003 epidemic) that the spike protein, which docks to receptor proteins on cells, is the best attack point for a vaccine. That is why they did not have to waste any time and right away directed the mRNA vaccine for SARS-Cov2 (causing COVID-19) towards the spike protein.
ALL COVID-19 vaccines are against the spike protein (Pfizer, Moderna, Astra Zeneca, others).