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Until peer reviewed, these are not facts, they're preliminary data that are subject to change.

• andrewflnr 6y ago
  Peer review is not magic truth pixie dust. If it's true after peer review, it was also true before, and if you're able to recognize it you can get the benefits of that knowledge ahead of time. And of course sometimes false results get through peer review, too...
  • underdeserver 6y ago
    Peer review tells me that it's significantly less likely the researchers made mistakes handling the data, analyzing it, controlling for external causes, etc. A peer-reviewed version also may change the wording of the abstract. The vaccine may be less effective on the South African variant than it is on the common strain, but if it's down to 85% from 95% we'll still do fine once a majority of people are immunized.
    • andrewflnr 6y ago
      That's all true and doesn't contradict what I said in the slightest. And while it does support skepticism, it does not support ignoring as-yet-unreviewed results on that basis alone.