With 3 COVID Vaccines Approved, Is There a 'Best' Shot?

FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Americans love to have choices, and now there are three COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the United States.

But infectious disease experts say that all three protect strongly against severe COVID-19, so there is only one criteria to use in deciding which vaccine is the best.

"There is a single best vaccine. It's the one that's available to you today," said Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of infectious disease with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. "Roll up your sleeve. Get it."