Archive for December 18th, 2020

More on the COVID vaccines’ 95% effectiveness rate…

December 18, 2020

Probably overstated but, nonetheless, I’ll get vaccinated as soon as I can!
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It’s undeniable that Operation Warp Speed’s financial support and streamlined regulatory processes motivated rapid development of COVID vaccines,

That was largely predictable.

What wasn’t so predictable was the apparent sky high effectiveness of the early-launch vaccines.

Both Pfizer and Moderna report about 95% effectiveness.

Gotta ask: Are these effectiveness rates too good to be true?

In a prior post, we noted that  the 95% effectiveness is, indeed, sky high compared to previous flu and pandemic virus vaccines.

Today, let’s drill down on the 95% number…

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Dec.18: COVID Dashboard

December 18, 2020

317,524 Deaths-to-Date

2,875 Daily New Deaths  (peak 3,156 Dec. 9)
> 7-day average 2,572    (peak 2,572 Dec. 17)

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Confirmed Cases

195,995 New Cases
> 7-day average  211,801

Currently Hospitalized

113,090 Current level

> Prior Peaks: 59,700 Apr 12, July 24
> Prior Lows:  28,000 June 21, Sept 20

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