[Aeddan (OP)]

The uk now has 3 approved vaccines with another soon to be approved.

If as individuals we get the option to choose which vaccine to go for which should it be? Surly there are plus points for using the tried and tested method Vs RNA.

Russians are having a slow uptake of Sputnik V.

People are paying for the Chinese Vaccine.

As a laymen I think I need a ranking system for all this.

[Bored chemist]

If as individuals we get the option to choose which vaccine to go for which should it be?

For most people the answer is "whichever one you can get quickest".

[evan_au]

If you had a compromised immune system (eg cancer patient, transplant recipient, etc), you would avoid a live-virus vaccine, as it could run amok in your body (where a normal immune system would quash it quickly).
- The Astra Zeneca virus is a live virus, but it has been genetically modified so that it cannot replicate in a living body. So, unlike traditional live-virus vaccines, this should be safe to use on immune-compromised individuals.

[Petrochemicals]

People are paying for the Chinese Vaccine.

There are several China vaccines, the early bird was the dead virus vaccine, simple, old technology. Fairly easy to test for reactions. I cannot find any reliable figures for protection for it.