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Vaccine Ignorance
Posted on: May 27, 2021 at 14:47:28 CT
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When asked about people fully vaccinated later coming down with COVID, Dr. Kris Ehresmann, the Director of Infectious Diseases for Minnesota said: "Remember, a 95% effective vaccine still means we could expect to see infections in around 5 of every 100 people who get the vaccine."
Uh Kris, that's absolutely not correct. You would think that the Minnesota Director of Infectious Diseases would have a better understanding of what it means to have a 95% effective vaccine.
The "95% effective" is a relative risk reduction based upon the trials which occurred in the U.S. over the summer months when there was very little COVID circulating. That translated to an absolute risk reduction of 1.2% for Moderna's and 0.84% for Pfizer's. Or a better way to understand those numbers is to convert that to NNV - number needed to vaccinate.
Moderna NNV: 76
Pfizer NNV: 117
This means that 76 would need to be vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine to protect just ONE PERSON. Minnesota's expert thinks 95% of those 76 (72) would be protected when the reality is only one would be. Ladies and gentlemen, these are your pandemic experts!
Sources:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(21)00069-0/fulltext
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/948140
Uh Kris, that's absolutely not correct. You would think that the Minnesota Director of Infectious Diseases would have a better understanding of what it means to have a 95% effective vaccine.
The "95% effective" is a relative risk reduction based upon the trials which occurred in the U.S. over the summer months when there was very little COVID circulating. That translated to an absolute risk reduction of 1.2% for Moderna's and 0.84% for Pfizer's. Or a better way to understand those numbers is to convert that to NNV - number needed to vaccinate.
Moderna NNV: 76
Pfizer NNV: 117
This means that 76 would need to be vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine to protect just ONE PERSON. Minnesota's expert thinks 95% of those 76 (72) would be protected when the reality is only one would be. Ladies and gentlemen, these are your pandemic experts!
Sources:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(21)00069-0/fulltext
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/948140
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