Originally Posted by deflave
Originally Posted by DocRocket
Originally Posted by Hemi
Originally Posted by DocRocket
Originally Posted by jwp475


It means the vaccine is working as advertised at roll out. They claimed 94 to 95 percent effective in preventing infection. They also claimed it was effective against the mutations which has also proven th be incorrect



Negative, big gunner. They made no such claim. And yes, I did read the studies and the critiques of them when they were published.


Hopes are soaring that a Covid vaccine is within reach, following news that an interim analysis has shown Pfizer/BioNTech’s candidate to have 90% efficacy in protecting people from transmission of the virus in global trials.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/24/health/moderna-vaccine-barney-graham-gupta/index.html

A final analysis of the Phase 3 trial of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine shows it was 95% effective in preventing infections, even in older adults, and caused no serious safety concerns, the company said Wednesday.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/18/health/pfizer-coronavirus-vaccine-safety/index.html


I can pull up more if you'd like DOC, but your statement is BS. They did make those claims.


Well, I'll give ya that CNN has made a mistake or two in the past few years, but hey, if you think they're infallible, knock yourself out.

CNN made those claims, but the published trials from Pfizer clearly stated a 95% reduction in hospitalizations, not infections.


And happily kept their mouth shut as the effectiveness was falsely touted by every medical professional that could get on TV or radio.




Definitely claimed 94 to 95% effectiveness I read that multiple times


I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first