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Re:Covid vaccination linked to 'substantial reduction' in ho... by foolmeonce on Monday February 22, 2021 @01:34PM (#26228368)
Sounds like cherry picking to me. Doctors know if you have been vaccinated when making this decision. I.e. perhaps 90% of people with 1 dose who are admitted are serious enough to need intensive care vs a small percentage of non-vaccinated patients admitted more often as a precaution.

I guess everyone here thinks double blind trials are for fools?

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Re:Covid vaccination linked to 'substantial reduction' in ho... by woeirua on Monday February 22, 2021 @04:07PM (#26230644)
I think the clinical guidance is still the same, that is you get admitted when you are showing certain symptoms regardless of vaccination status.
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Re:Covid vaccination linked to 'substantial reduction' in ho... by foolmeonce on Monday February 22, 2021 @06:05PM (#26231884)
DanBC seems to have posted the study itself:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/phe-monitoring-of...

cases:mortality would be a weebit less influenced by placebo and it would be hard to reach numbers like 80%..

IMO, there's no way a significant number of discussions between doctor and patient are not going to reach different conclusions about whether to go to check in to a hospital or wait a few more days based on a significant fact like a jab 3 weeks ago.

So I'd have to say this is cherry picking..

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