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> The vaccines aren't a forcefield that ward off all things COVID. They were given the greenlight because they greatly lower your chance of getting seriously il
by jessriedel 5y ago
> The vaccines aren't a forcefield that ward off all things COVID. They were given the greenlight because they greatly lower your chance of getting seriously ill or dying.
> ... there were reassuring findings earlier this year that the vaccine was remarkably good at stopping any infection, even mild ones. This was a kind of bonus, we were told.
Isnt this false? If I recall, there was not enough data in early clinical trials to tell how effective the vaccines were at preventing severe illness and death, and the vaccines were largely approved based on reducing the risk ratio of infection
EDIT: pretty sure I'm right. See data below.
- birdyrooster 5y agoWillful ignorance, confirmation bias, etc. Unthinking people are the bedrock of this world and they will twist themselves into knots to assuage their guilt.
- alexpw 5y agoIt is true/correct. It's much easier to measure hospitalizations rather than infection, and the #s in the real world confirmed the advertised effectiveness from the trial, for Alpha.
- jessriedel 5y agoI think you're wrong. For instance, this website about the emergency use authorization for the Moderna vaccine says, for equal sized vaccinated and control groups, that > Vaccine efficacy against hospitalization due to COVID-19 was 89% (95% CI: 13%, 89%). Deaths were also uncommon, 6 in the vaccine group and 7 in the placebo group. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/recs/grade/covid-19-moderna-etr.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/recs/grade/covid-19-modern... In other words, there was not nearly enough data to tell whether it was effective at reducing deaths, and only weak data on hospitalizations. Do you have a cite that describes it otherwise? If not, please edit your comment.