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That headline is not quite correct. From the article: > Phase 3 interim analysis including 131 Covid-19 cases indicates that the vaccine is [on average] 70.4%
by howlgarnish 6y ago
That headline is not quite correct. From the article:
> Phase 3 interim analysis including 131 Covid-19 cases indicates that the vaccine is [on average] 70.4% effective when combining data from two dosing regimens ... In the two different dose regimens vaccine efficacy was 90% in one and 62% in the other
And to be clear, it's not just one dose vs two:
> tests on two different dose regimens showing that the vaccine was 90% effective if administered at a half dose and then at a full dose, or 62% effective if administered in two full doses.
So "Oxford vaccine is up to 90% effective", perhaps?
- kjakm 6y agoAnother article I read seemed to indicate they haven’t investigated the half dose regimen fully so it sounds like until more testing is done that’s not the recommended path (in which case the headline is being generous).