The J&J vaccine is probably the most effective one out there now. Remember that it was released months later, in an environment with more virus variants. If you look at later studies on vaccine efficacy, the Moderna and Pfizer vaxen have definitely become less effective. That said they all seem to make symptoms much less severe even on the weirder variants.

The one not to get is the AstraZeneca vaccine, which seems to be both a little less effective and also probably causes blood clots in rare cases. But the good news is that there are treatments for that, and effective treatments for COVID itself. Even with cases rising in the US once again, death numbers aren't going up.

And I know you were frustrated earlier on about being moved out of the line because of your high risk. But from a public policy standpoint, that came from two different things: We've moved from the phase of vaccine rarity to vaccine abundance. The other is that when you're trying to run a large scale vaccine program, verifying all sorts of medical information ties up expertise that could be used to put shots in arms. If all you have to do is look at an ID card, anyone can do it, and it takes less than a minute.

(This is also why age-based programs like Medicare work well, but welfare programs like unemployment and Medicaid where you have to verify eligibility are a mess. But enough about why universal basic income is a better idea.)

It sucks to be the one personally affected by inequitable distribution, but hey, it probably only cost you a week or two delay, and you're not dead yet.

Have fun with the refrigerator. I had one break down three or four years ago, and got another side-by-side model off of Craigslist for about $400. It doesn't go with the kitchen decor (why is everything silver and black now?) but it was definitely worth the price.