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The newsworthy aspect of this is "broad, sustained protection". The parent comment directly questions this, and it's a very reasonable thing to ask; particularl
by dannyw 4y ago
The newsworthy aspect of this is "broad, sustained protection". The parent comment directly questions this, and it's a very reasonable thing to ask; particularly with recent events showing a questionable job at it.
If you make a claim for a new solar cell technology that doesn't degrade over a century, people can question whether that claim is true or not, without implying that solar technology should not be researched.
And there's certainly no need to speculate on people's intentions, like questioning if someone is making excuses for big oil.
- Brian_K_White 4y agoI consulted my official reference for reasonable and it didn't decree either comment reasonable or unreasonable. It's almost like it's not even much of a statement.
- Hallucinaut 4y agoWhen a comment leads with a provable falsehood, that "the" COVID vax (already a rampant simplification) "only" reduces risk of a bad case, and that, by implication, there's no reduction in transmission or reduction in duration or reduction in severity of mild cases, there's not much charity to be given. Using your analogy, it's like if someone questioned the claimed efficiency of solar panels "given the Earth is flat after all". It shows a fundamental divergence from observed fact and science.
- blueflow 4y agoCheck out the measles vaccine. 95% on first, 99% immunity on second dose. Immunity lasts for years. Herd immunity was (at least temporarily) achieved. Also Tetanus or Diphtheria vaccines. This is my bar for a 'good' vaccine. What the Covid vaccine provides is a fucking joke. And it pulls all other vaccines through the mud.