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“I don’t know enough about the reporting process” yet continues to come up with a theory based on nothing.

jostmey 6y ago
I added that sentence to make it clear that I am not an expert. I am highlighting how this appears to me. I was hoping that someone with experience working in clinical trials would chime in
- vermontdevil 6y ago
  You can follow Dr Eric Topol or Dr Florian Krammer on twitter as they for sure will be able to explain the data in layman terms. Great people to follow. There are others as well.
- klmadfejno 6y ago
  Yet by publicly speculating about unethical behavior that you have no basis for, you give wrong and potentially harmful ideas to people who are not experts. If you want to get an expert opinion, you should ask "Why did the effectiveness rise from 90% to 95%?". For much the same reasons as you don't want people adding additional baseless speculation to passing observations of you that you may be a pedophile in passing conversation.
- hn_throwaway_99 6y ago
  If that was indeed your intent, it definitely didn't sound like that in your post, which came across as unwarranted conspiracy theory BS. You could have gotten your point across better without insinuating negative intent, i.e. "As someone unfamiliar with the reporting process, can someone more familiar with the process explain how Pfizer's effectiveness number went from 90% just recently to 95% today? Thanks in advance."
- nkohari 6y ago
  If you're looking to be educated, instead of drawing unfounded conclusions, you might instead ask a question, like "I'm confused what these numbers represent. Could someone more versed in clinical trials explain them?" This comes across much differently than "this seems like these numbers -- which I confess I do not understand -- seem manufactured by the drug companies to look good."
Supermancho 6y ago
> come up with a theory based on nothing Not a crime, but strictly speaking, thats how theories are formed. You test them or otherwise find evidence that contradicts them.
- sp332 6y ago
  You're thinking of hypothesis. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothesis#note-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothesis#note-1 Hypo- meaning "lower" or "lesser".
  - Supermancho 6y ago
    Oops, you are correct.

I added that sentence to make it clear that I am not an expert. I am highlighting how this appears to me. I was hoping that someone with experience working in clinical trials would chime in

vermontdevil 6y ago
You can follow Dr Eric Topol or Dr Florian Krammer on twitter as they for sure will be able to explain the data in layman terms. Great people to follow. There are others as well.
klmadfejno 6y ago
Yet by publicly speculating about unethical behavior that you have no basis for, you give wrong and potentially harmful ideas to people who are not experts. If you want to get an expert opinion, you should ask "Why did the effectiveness rise from 90% to 95%?". For much the same reasons as you don't want people adding additional baseless speculation to passing observations of you that you may be a pedophile in passing conversation.
hn_throwaway_99 6y ago
If that was indeed your intent, it definitely didn't sound like that in your post, which came across as unwarranted conspiracy theory BS. You could have gotten your point across better without insinuating negative intent, i.e. "As someone unfamiliar with the reporting process, can someone more familiar with the process explain how Pfizer's effectiveness number went from 90% just recently to 95% today? Thanks in advance."
nkohari 6y ago
If you're looking to be educated, instead of drawing unfounded conclusions, you might instead ask a question, like "I'm confused what these numbers represent. Could someone more versed in clinical trials explain them?" This comes across much differently than "this seems like these numbers -- which I confess I do not understand -- seem manufactured by the drug companies to look good."

Supermancho 6y ago

> come up with a theory based on nothing Not a crime, but strictly speaking, thats how theories are formed. You test them or otherwise find evidence that contradicts them.

sp332 6y ago
You're thinking of hypothesis. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothesis#note-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothesis#note-1 Hypo- meaning "lower" or "lesser".
- Supermancho 6y ago
  Oops, you are correct.