Posted on 05/16/2021 1:28:09 AM PDT by 2aProtectsTheRest
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were found to be 94 percent effective in health care workers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) ongoing largest effectiveness study. The interim study results released on Friday further support previous data on the effectiveness of the two vaccines, which use mRNA technology and have been widely administered in the U.S. The researchers estimated that those who were fully vaccinated were 94 percent less likely to develop symptomatic COVID-19, while people who were partially vaccinated were 82 percent less likely. The CDC highlighted that the sample size reached a broader geographic area than the clinical trials, providing more evidence for the effectiveness.
“This report provided the most compelling information to date that COVID-19 vaccines were performing as expected in the real world,” Director Rochelle Walensky said in a statement. “This study, added to the many studies that preceded it, was pivotal to CDC changing its recommendations for those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.”
The research involved 1,843 health care professionals between January and March of this year after most workers in the field were given priority to get the vaccine early in the country’s rollout. The data came from a network covering health care workers in 33 sites across 25 states. Health care workers were considered unvaccinated if they had not received any COVID-19 vaccine or only received the first dose after the test date. Fully vaccinated people were defined as those who received their second shot seven or more days ago. Partially vaccinated people referred to those who got their first dose at least 14 days ago, including those who got their second dose six or less days before.
“The mRNA vaccines are highly effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 among U.S. HCP [health care personnel],” the research said. “High vaccination coverage among HCP and the general population is critical to prevent COVID-19 in the United States.”
The CDC noted that the study backed research released in March that found the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines were 90 percent effective at preventing all infections. The study was released days after the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be given to 12- to 15-year-olds.
The vaccines don't just prevent severe illness and death from COVID-19, but rather they block nearly all COVID-19 infection altogether (94%-97%). You can't get sick from what you don't catch and you can't spread what you don't have. Excellent news in the fight against COVID-19.
Almost no one will get it to begin with so will not need any vaccine that can disable or kill them. CDC report that shows that only 6 percent of reported COVID deaths were people who died of COVID alone.
CDC Covid-19 Survival Rates as of 10/2020
Age 0-19 — 99.997%
Age 20-49 — 99.98%
Age 50-69 — 99.5%
Age 70+ — 94.6%
Latest numbers here (March 19, 2021):
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.html
Infection Fatality Rate:
Age 0-17: 0.002%
Age 18-49: 0.05%
Age 50-64: 0.6%
Age 65+: 9%
Population / max possible deaths (population * IFR)
Age 0-17: 72,967,785 / 1,459 possible deaths
Age 18-49: 138,264,716 / 69,132 possible deaths
Age 50-64: 62,932,994 / 377,598 possible deaths
Age 65+: 54,074,028 / 4,866,663 possible deaths
The above population numbers are from the US Census Bureau (https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Age%20and%20Sex&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S0101). NOTE: the “max possible deaths” assumes everyone gets infected. The likely ceiling on infections is 77-81%, so adjust the max possible deaths down to 77-81% of that to find max LIKELY deaths. Max possible is only theoretical and unlikely to be seen even with no treatments, vaccines, etc.
By this point, nearly 100 million Americans have been infected. The “it’s not spreading here, don’t worry about it” ship has sailed.
If you believe anything that comes out of the CDC you just might be a STUPID Liberal
Significant Jump This Week in Reported Injuries, Deaths After COVID Vaccine
I pushed my friends and relatives overseas into only taking the Pfizer or Moderna injections. Some countries are pushing the Sputnik and Sinopharm vaccines hard on their people. But we know that those are not as effective.
VAERS is maintained by CDC. Per your post, believing anything in VAERS means “you just might be a STUPID Liberal”.
I’ve seen differing data on Sputnik; enough to make me at least question it. The Chinese vaccines are absolute garbage. Their efficacy numbers are a coin flip (50/50). And their inclusion of the nucleocapsid proteins has additional risks associated with it.
And does the STUPID Liberal think those VAERS numbers are accurate?!?!?!?!?
Stop being a STUPID Liberal because it SHOWS!!!!!!!!!!!
THE GREAT COVID-19 VACCINE CRIMINAL COVER-UP
http://themillenniumreport.com/2021/04/the-great-covid-19-vaccine-criminal-cover-up/
VDS - Vaccine Derangement Syndrome sufferer. Get help.
This is a departmental REPORT not a peer reviewed study, in other words it’s agenda driven propaganda.
So, when I got my tetanus shot a few years ago, I am now less likely to develop "symptomatic tetanus"?
What am I to read into this?
Just wait until the triple mutant Indian variant starts showing up here.
Countries that had the original Chicom virus under control are starting to have large increases - like Taiwan, Singapore and Vietnam
And remember, Biden waited months after these other countries to block
India as H1Bs were needed by employers after Trump’s ban last year
Tdap vaccination covers tetanus, pertussis (Whooping Cough), and diphtheria. Efficacy is close to 100% for tetanus, around 95% for diphtheria, and around 80% for pertussis. By 4-7 years in, it’s down to about 62% effective for pertussis. Tetanus effectiveness declines beginning in about 10 years, but it’s a slow decline down to about 95% after 30 years, making that particular vaccine one of the most effective available.
No vaccine is ever 100% effective. A small number come close to 100%. The smallpox vaccine is 95% effective. Multiple studies now demonstrate that the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines block roughly 94% of asymptomatic COVID-19 infections and 97% of symptomatic infections. This put them near the top of the scale in terms of efficacy for vaccines.
Sources for this information include:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/dtap-tdap-td/hcp/about-vaccine.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4826453/
Hey STUPID Liberal.........does the TRUTH bother you?
19,916 ‘eye disorders’ including blindness following COVID vaccine reported in Europe
The Indian variant (B.1.617) has been in the United States since February 23, 2021 (https://www.gisaid.org/hcov19-variants/). There are 701 known cases of it in the US so far. It’s long since been here and spreading, but the vaccines protect against it.
I think Moderna is the one Fauci wants to be the one that gets the most attention/money/praise.
I believe he has “interests” in that company.
The Indian variant (B.1.617) has been in the United States since February 23, 2021 (https://www.gisaid.org/hcov19-variants/). There are 701 known cases of it in the US so far. It’s long since been here and spreading, but the vaccines protect against it.
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And the POINT is long after other countries banned Indians (months), Xiden let Indians in until May 4.
Indian H1B job-stealing scumbags were more important than protecting Americans. It was to get back at Trump for his H1B visa ban last year.
They do huh?
And just how would you know that?
It is amazing how some people are literally hoping and salivating for death and destruction so they can take a victory lap. If one is anti vaccine it literally means you are hoping people and in the case is this article, health care workers, die.
Instead as Mark Levine points out at celebrating one of the greatest medical science achievements, they just hope PDJT was duped and that American ingenuity does not exist.
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