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re: How long until the first anecdotal story about a vaccinated person catching Covid?
Posted on 12/17/20 at 1:25 am to Cosmo
Posted on 12/17/20 at 1:25 am to Cosmo
The Flu shot is less than 40% effective and you think this vaccine is 90-95% effective. Can you sell me what ever you are smoking. The virus is mutating....
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Posted on 12/17/20 at 1:43 am to Dixierebel
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The Flu shot is less than 40% effective and you think this vaccine is 90-95% effective. Can you sell me what ever you are smoking. The virus is mutating....
Of course it's mutating. All viruses are always mutating, even Varicella. But the mutation rate of corona viruses is lower than the mutation rate of influenza viruses. I'm skeptical of the 90-95% effectiveness figure, but that doesn't mean I'm going to jump to the complete opposite conclusion and take the position that the COVID vaccines will be worthless. That's as stupid as believing they're going to be perfect.
Posted on 12/17/20 at 2:08 am to Dixierebel
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The Flu shot is less than 40% effective and you think this vaccine is 90-95% effective. Can you sell me what ever you are smoking. The virus is mutating....
Do you realize the person you are responding to is a doctor?
Meta-analysis of influenza vaccine studies show a higher effective rate than you ascribe to the vaccines:
The Lancet
Seasonal flu vaccines depend on the educated guess of the vaccine makers as to which strains will be prevalent in a particular year.
Coronaviruses have relatively slow rates of mutation.
Are the COVID vaccines a panacea, no. They will however likely be a major brick in the wall.
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