Cuba′s Covid vaccine rivals Pfizer, Moderna

Re:Cuba′s Covid vaccine rivals Pfizer, Moderna by perlgeek on Sunday June 27, 2021 @04:33PM (#27655024)

There are basically 4 effectiveness numbers, based on whether you measure:

* positive PCR tests

* showing symptoms

* hospitalization

* death

I share kube-system's frustration with the media glossing over those details quite often.

Here in Germany, there were numbers thrown around such as the mRNA vaccines being 90%+ effective, and the AstraZeneca being only in 60ies or 70ies (which was likely based on PCR tests). Which made many Germans hesitant to get that vaccine.

Turns out, AstraZeneca prevents hospitalization at a roughly 90% effectiveness rate (recent numbers from England, don#t have link ready right now), which sound much better than 65% number.

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Re:Cuba′s Covid vaccine rivals Pfizer, Moderna by baix777 on Sunday June 27, 2021 @08:28PM (#27656802)

A recent study put the Pfizer vaccine at a 97% hospitalization prevention rate, which is much better than the AZ one. How comparable all these studies is a good question.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/05/real-wor...

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Re:Cuba′s Covid vaccine rivals Pfizer, Moderna by maxerickson on Sunday June 27, 2021 @09:20PM (#27657117)

The US vaccines use a different spike protein than the AZ vaccine. It's likely that they are truly more effective.

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