I’ve been wondering about the risk reduction of the vaccine. I didn’t know there was a term for that, the Absolute Risk Reduction or ARR. The numbers are small, aren’t they?
I wonder how these ARR values compare to other vaccines and diseases.
Read the books by Dr. Nortin Hadler. Using relative risk instead of absolute risk is standard practice when companies are touting the effectiveness of their drugs, including statins, blood pressure drugs, and drugs for type 2 diabetes. It also applies to various medical tests and so-called preventive measures.
If There is No Benefit, Why Tolerate Any Risk?
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=3232247&page=1
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