I read this pretty carefully.
It basically says the vaccine effectiveness numbers depend on the number of PCR confirmed cases. There were a great number suspected, unconfirmed cases and if those had been included in the computation, the vaccines would be sub 30% effective.
I would wave my hand at this and say the PCR is the threshold that defines the data . . . but there apparently was a very uncomfortable difference in “suspected from symptoms, unconfirmed by PCR” totals in the vaxed vs placebo sample. There were very few of these in the placebo group. There were many of these in the vaxed group.
This does not cry out conspiracy. It cries out they did the computations wrong.
RE: There were a great number suspected, unconfirmed cases and if those had been included in the computation
Well, here’s but one example. Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX fame paid for 4 PCR tests in one day.
Guess what the results were?
2 Positives and 2 Negatives!!
See here:
If I had his money, I would want to pay for a similar test... this time 8 in one day just for the heck of it.