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To: ml/nj

“Pray, tell me: What does it mean that the vaccine was 52% effective?”

Pfizer trials had about 44k people.

Vaccine 8 cases
Placebo 192 cases

Math calculated 95% effective.


230 posted on 12/18/2020 8:58:56 AM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: TexasGator
Pfizer trials had about 44k people. Vaccine 8 cases Placebo 192 cases Math calculated 95% effective.

Please show me how one comes to 95% from these numbers. (And is that EXACTLY 95% or 95% +/- X%? )

ML/NJ

231 posted on 12/18/2020 9:18:29 AM PST by ml/nj
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