3 ms·

Maybe Pfizer should go back to the drawing board though. The vaccines (on the U.S. market, at least) were never promoted as providing complete protection from

by bmj 5y ago

Maybe Pfizer should go back to the drawing board though. The vaccines (on the U.S. market, at least) were never promoted as providing complete protection from Covid. It was about preventing serious illness and keeping people out of the hospital. As others have pointed out, they have been largely successful in those goals. I'm not claiming the vaccines are perfect, but I think a large part of the population was under the impression that these vaccines were some sort of silver bullet that would end the virus in a few short months. edit: spelling

antocv 5y ago
"The vaccines (on the U.S. market, at least) were never promoted as providing complete protection from Covid." Then do not call it a vaccine, because it is not. I did not take my TBE vaccine, to be greeted a year later by TBE.
- bmj 5y ago
  What definition of "vaccine" are you using? From Wikipedia[0]: Vaccines can be prophylactic (to prevent or ameliorate the effects of a future infection by a natural or "wild" pathogen), or therapeutic (to fight a disease that has already occurred, such as cancer). Some vaccines offer full sterilizing immunity, in which infection is prevented completely. The key word up there is "ameliorate," which is exactly what the Covid vaccines available in United States promise to do. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine
  - antocv 5y ago
    Look at the CDC definition of Vaccine from 2020 Summer and from today. Compare the Wikipedia entry of Vaccine from today and from a few months ago. Notice anything in particular? While yes, the definition has changed.