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So what exactly does the 95% protection represent? 95% protection of people who wear masks and are good about social distancing and avoiding crowds/bad indoor
by beezle 6y ago
So what exactly does the 95% protection represent? 95% protection of people who wear masks and are good about social distancing and avoiding crowds/bad indoor situations? Or 95% of people going about their lives in the manner that we all did pre-Covid?
I really don't know how this is made to be some great news if it is the former and not the latter.
- eli 6y agoDid you read the article? The group of people who got the vaccine had 95% fewer cases than the group who got a placebo.
- beezle 6y agoPerhaps I missed it - does the article say that the test groups were NOT wearing masks and social distancing? Or that they were? If they were wearing masks and social distancing, what % of that 95% came from that vs the vaccine? [adding the below] From this CNBC article in August, it seems participants are free to continue wearing masks https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/12/coronavirus-vaccine-trial-heres-what-its-like.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/12/coronavirus-vaccine-trial-he... "But he is still taking precautions as best he can. "I'm not going to walk around without a mask on," he said. "I don't think I'm superman."
- eli 6y agoIt's a double blind study. Nobody (including the researchers) knew who was getting the vaccine vs a placebo until the end of the study. That's the point. So both groups were taking the same precautions. So roughly none of that 95% is attributable to difference in precautions.
- splaytreemap 6y agoIt means 95% of people exposed to the virus who would have otherwise gotten sick, do not get sick.