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Pfizer Vaccine Shown to be 91.3 Percent Effective Against the Coronavirus After Six Months
PJ Media ^ | 04/02/2021 | Rick Moran

Posted on 04/02/2021 8:18:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

The Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer has been shown to be 91.3 percent effective against infection even after six months according to findings released by the company.

The findings come from a growing body of data on how volunteers in the shot’s late-stage trials are responding to the vaccine. The data determined whether or not the volunteers contracted Covid with or without symptoms. That the vaccine still proved to be so effective after six months is an excellent sign it may last even longer.

From the Wall Street Journal:

Pfizer said it hopes to provide more information on protection beyond six months in the coming weeks. The companies said they planned to continue to monitor study subjects for two years. Some vaccines, such as the one for measles, provide lifelong immunity while others, such as for the flu, need to be given every year.

The further analysis suggested the vaccine worked effectively against a variant first identified in South Africa, Pfizer and BioNTech said. And the companies said they haven’t found serious safety concerns so far.

“It is an important step to further confirm the strong efficacy and good safety data we have seen so far, especially in a longer-term follow-up,” said BioNTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin.

What makes this finding so significant is that the Pfizer vaccine uses a new gene-based technology, named messenger DNA, that could have practical uses in fighting other diseases. The process of creating proteins that teach the body to recognize the virus and produce antibodies to destroy it can be used in other gene-based therapies.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: biontech; chinesevirus; coronavirus; damesrnotaggressive; efficacy; helixmakemineadouble; kungflu; messengerrna; pfizer; pfizervaccine; southafrica; ugursahin; wuhan; wuhanvirus
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1 posted on 04/02/2021 8:18:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Here’s what Pfizer based the 91.3% figure on:

Of the 927 cases of symptomatic Covid-19 observed through March 13, 850 were in people who received a placebo and 77 in people who were vaccinated.

That corresponds to a vaccine efficacy of 91.3% up to six months after getting the second dose, Pfizer and BioNTech said.

The protection remained generally consistent across age, gender, race and ethnicity, as well as among individuals with underlying health conditions, the companies said.


2 posted on 04/02/2021 8:20:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Right now, I don't believe anything from Pfizer concerning Coronavirus or their vaccine for it.
3 posted on 04/02/2021 8:21:06 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SeekAndFind

Here’s my bottom line concern:

It’s important to discover how long these vaccines can maintain their potency. Is it possible that they would work like a measles vaccine and last a lifetime? Or will it be more like a flu vaccine where a patient would need a yearly shot? If the vaccine needs a yearly dose to be effective, some future vaccines might not.


4 posted on 04/02/2021 8:21:11 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

I believe Pfizer is a messenger RNA technology or mRNA, not DNA.


5 posted on 04/02/2021 8:23:42 AM PDT by AC86UT89
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To: AC86UT89

you are correct


6 posted on 04/02/2021 8:24:33 AM PDT by Mom MD
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To: SeekAndFind
So how come the French, the German , Italian and most EU governments banned the Pfizer vaccine and only lifted the ban just in the last week and some of those governments still ban certain age groups from taking Pfizer's covid vaccine?
7 posted on 04/02/2021 8:25:35 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SeekAndFind

I wonder if a medical expert could argue the difference between vaccine and gene therapy?

Since this new injectable they’re calling a vaccine is not a vaccine by the 1905 standards.


8 posted on 04/02/2021 8:28:31 AM PDT by Enlightened1 ( )
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To: SmokingJoe

That was AstraZeneca


9 posted on 04/02/2021 8:28:54 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: SeekAndFind

Wow almost as good as the 99% from catching it in the wild.


10 posted on 04/02/2021 8:29:31 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: SmokingJoe

That was the Aztra Zeneca vaccine, wasn’t it?


11 posted on 04/02/2021 8:31:37 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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RE: Wow almost as good as the 99% from catching it in the wild.

However, Pfizer, Moderna and J&J guarantee two things:

1) Even if you catch it ( a 9% chance as per Pfizer’s figures), your symptoms will be mild to non-existent

2) Their vaccines 100% guarantee that you won’t die OF Covid.


12 posted on 04/02/2021 8:32:37 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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RE: So how come the French, the German , Italian and most EU governments banned the Pfizer vaccine and only lifted the ban just in the last week

I think you are confusing Pfizer with AstraZeneca.


13 posted on 04/02/2021 8:33:11 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: ScaniaBoy

You are right.


14 posted on 04/02/2021 8:39:20 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SeekAndFind

Yes I was.


15 posted on 04/02/2021 8:40:09 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SeekAndFind
"Pfizer, Moderna and J&J guarantee two things:"

guarantee?

they cannot be sued.
if when they murder by DNAoperating System ["vaccine"]
or injure with terrible pain and suffering,
or induce a cancer 5 years from now,
THEY CANNOT BE SUED.

what guarantee?



16 posted on 04/02/2021 8:41:29 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum)
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To: Jewbacca

There is not only the mortality rate but the morbidity rate. A month i. the ICU still stinks even if you survive. Then there is the lost productivity, being ill for a week or two and giving it to those more vulnerable. there are reasons to get a vaccine other than just the mortality rate


17 posted on 04/02/2021 8:41:51 AM PDT by Mom MD
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To: SeekAndFind

And natural Immunity from getting the FAUCI FLU and recovering from it will last forever and works on all variants and mutations. At least until last year this was Established and Indisputable Scientific Fact.


18 posted on 04/02/2021 8:42:49 AM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: Diogenesis

Lawsuits don’t always make thing right or fix things.

You’re concerned about suing a vaccine manufacturer if you get cancer years down the road?

I sure hope you DO NOT take the vaccine because hearing every anti-vaxxer whining about any disease they may get as they age is going to drive me NUTS!

The vaccine makers are not immune from criminal liability.
So if you’re looking for something to look forward to if you get the vaccine and later end up with a hang nail......that’s it right there.


19 posted on 04/02/2021 8:47:44 AM PDT by David Chase
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The reason the vaccination with the AZ vaccine was halted in a number of countries was the occurrence of a rather rare but serious form of blood clots; cerebral sinus venous thrombosis.

British medical authorities state they have found 30 cases after 18 million of AZ vaccine doses administered. That is 1.7 cases per million doses. Assume those doses have been given during two months, then given the same frequency of vaccination we would expect to see 10 cases / million /year.

According to this paper the orthodox view is that the frequency of CSV thrombosis is 2 - 5 cases / million / year. However, a recent study in Netherlands has shown a higher incidence. And the paper I referenced above (an Australian study) finds the incidence even higher: roughly 15 cases / million / year. If these modern studies are correct, then there is so far no evidence that the incidence of CSV thrombosis is increased after vaccination with the AZ vaccine. However, vigilance must be maintained.

20 posted on 04/02/2021 8:47:52 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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