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But Fauci said that "all 3 vaccines are 100 per cent effective against death and hospitalization" according to a blue checkmark news outlet.[0] Was Fauci wrong

• yamtaddle 4y ago
  The story that links to: > The varying ‘effectiveness’ rates miss the most important point: The vaccines were all 100 per cent effective in the vaccine trials in stopping hospitalisations and death. Only mention of that "100 percent" in it. Is that wrong? Were there hospitalizations or deaths among the vaccinated in the vaccine trials? Agreed the headline sucks, but reporting in general is terrible so that's no surprise. [EDIT] Oh there's also: > The numbers Americans should be emphasising are that all three vaccines have proven 100 per cent effective at preventing deaths. The risk of hospitalisation also plummets to virtually zero for people who receive the vaccine. But the article's so chopped-up and shitty that it's hard to tell what the context of this was. Probably similar to the other quote above.
  • anonym29 4y ago
    That's a fair criticism of my point. But you bring up a great point of your own as well - it may be journalists who are chiefly responsible for the growing distrust for the medical establishment. The same journalists who eagerly proclaim any finding from any single study == "The Science", when we all know that in reality, one study does not science make. The "replication crisis" is a feature of science, not a bug. Maybe those concerned with misinformation and the decline of public trust in institutions should be a lot more interested in the behaviors of journalists.