Pfizer and Moderna’s “95% effective” vaccines (2020)

Posted by johnwdefeo on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @08:26PM
from the blogs.bmj.com dept.

https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/11/26/peter-doshi-pfizer-and-modernas-95-effective-vaccines-lets-be-cautious-and-first-see-the-full-data/

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Re:Pfizer and Moderna’s “95% effective” vaccines (2020) by vicvvv on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @04:51PM (#29815518)

you don't seem to get it, especially after so much coverage of the topic, the initial immuno-design was for the original COVID-19 strain, as the virus mutates and new variants emerge the efficacy of the original vaccine decreases; you have two options: a) get more immune protection from additional doses or b) get a new vaccine that is specifically designed for the new variant. ultimately, new and more variants will become weaker, and COVID will approximate the flu. this will require annual shots.

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Re:Pfizer and Moderna’s “95% effective” vaccines (2020) by errantmind on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @04:51AM (#29807093)

I'm 'surprised' drug makers are allowed to run their own trials, and, when they do, that people trust anything they say.

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Re:Pfizer and Moderna’s “95% effective” vaccines (2020) by blacksqr on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @08:37PM (#29803797)

2020. Ancient history.

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Re:Pfizer and Moderna’s “95% effective” vaccines (2020) by johnwdefeo on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @09:30PM (#29804250)

Yet still relevant and yet to be answered for: https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2635

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Re:Pfizer and Moderna’s “95% effective” vaccines (2020) by landemva on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @10:42PM (#29804841)

It could be reasonable to automatically release the data the FDA gets upon FDA approval of a liability-shielded vaccine.

It's probably nothing, so why not release the data and put the conspiracy theories about data integrity to bed?

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