Re:Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine offers 90% prote...
by logifail on Monday November 09, 2020 @02:46PM
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> With 90% efficiency it will be extremely tough for the virus to spread
Aren't you assuming 100% coverage at 90% effectiveness?
What if it's - say - only 50% coverage, at 90% effectiveness. That's not looking so good.
I'm still trying to understand why an otherwise young and healthy person would want to get take one, or more likely multiple, shots of a C19 vaccine, given the risk from C19 is so low. What's the benefit to them?
In HN-speak: how well does a C19 vaccine deployment scale?
Aren't you assuming 100% coverage at 90% effectiveness?
What if it's - say - only 50% coverage, at 90% effectiveness. That's not looking so good.
I'm still trying to understand why an otherwise young and healthy person would want to get take one, or more likely multiple, shots of a C19 vaccine, given the risk from C19 is so low. What's the benefit to them?
In HN-speak: how well does a C19 vaccine deployment scale?