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They are still 95% effective after 6 months at preventing death. They are unknown effective against new variants. I've seen a variety of studies with differen
by ipaddr 5y ago
They are still 95% effective after 6 months at preventing death. They are unknown effective against new variants. I've seen a variety of studies with different variants tested against Delta. At best I read 92% for Pfizer (but a previous test had them at 60%), other vaccines as low as 30%. The new variants like lambda have shown it responds to antibiotic poorly, it spreads quickly and is more deadly compared to delta. I'm not sure the vaccine strategy will continue to work.
- pseudo0 5y agoIsrael's Pfizer study has it at 64% effectiveness against Delta infection, but 94% against serious illness. That's still pretty decent. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/561627-pfizer-vaccine-less-effective-against-delta-variant https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/5...
- Doxin 5y agoMaybe I've misread, but why would you expect a virus to respond to antibiotics at all?
- pbak 5y agoSome of the indirect effects of Covid are infection by opportunistic bacteria. They don't help you fight Covid per-se, they help you not die.