FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine

Re:FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine by zeku on Monday August 23, 2021 @12:24PM (#28278281)

Those aren't equivalent.

Preventing obesity is *very* hard, or we wouldn't have obese people. Who actually WANTS to be obese?

Preventing your ICU trip due to covid is as easy as driving to the pharmacy once or twice and spending 20minutes there.

It's easier than grocery shopping.

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Re:FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine by psychedelican on Monday August 23, 2021 @12:38PM (#28278491)

But you're forgetting that currently these vaccines are not really doing a great job at decreasing hospitalizations in at-risk populations. Look at Israel. Thanks.

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Re:FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine by Avenger42 on Monday August 23, 2021 @01:00PM (#28278802)

By "look at Israel", are you referring to this claim debunked by the AP?

https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-644288348135

> CLAIM: The newest Israeli data on COVID-19 infections indicate a complete vaccine failure on every level. The data from Israel shows that nearly all serious cases and deaths are among the vaccinated.

> AP’S ASSESSMENT: Missing context. The claim ignores the fact that Israel has only a fraction of the COVID-19 cases that it had in January, before vaccines were widespread. Furthermore, the majority of adults in Israel are now vaccinated with two Pfizer shots. No vaccine is perfect at preventing breakthrough cases, but the data shows vaccines are reducing the number of people who are severely ill, hospitalized or die from the virus.

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Re:FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine by morsch on Monday August 23, 2021 @01:13PM (#28278979)

Okay, I looked, and found this.

https://www.covid-datascience.com/post/israeli-data-how-can-...

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