like the math. like the logic. only complaint is: would not refer to the rna shots as "vaccines". experimental drugs more apropos. which would lead to the question: against a disease that has a 99.9%+ survival rate in healthy people and has only 0.7% secondary attack rate from asymptomatic carriers that live in your house, why would one rush to receive a rna shot?
That 95% number is oddly worded to me. When I looked at the pfizer data, I see vaccine: 8/18198 = 0.04% vs placebo: 162/18325 = 0.88%. So, yes it is true that 95% of the people that came down with a mild symptom were in the placebo group. But it also says that the placebo group only had a 0.88% chance of getting a mild symptom in the first place. Right?
I never considered I could die from the flu (prolly should have) but I got my shot every year because I didn't like getting the runs and not wanting to get out of bed. for a week. Standing next to a stranger at a 'gathering' here in Florida likely means that in getting to the event, he never used his turn signals, came to a screaching halt 6" from the intersection after blowing past the stop sign at 10mph, and if he is coughing and doesn't feel good, thinks you should feel sorry for him.
People suck at risk assessment and government, media and industry leverage that against us constantly.
like the math. like the logic. only complaint is: would not refer to the rna shots as "vaccines". experimental drugs more apropos. which would lead to the question: against a disease that has a 99.9%+ survival rate in healthy people and has only 0.7% secondary attack rate from asymptomatic carriers that live in your house, why would one rush to receive a rna shot?
Neither the media or the general population has needed to understand eighth grade math to survive and prosper.
Can I steal this? ! Love it!
That 95% number is oddly worded to me. When I looked at the pfizer data, I see vaccine: 8/18198 = 0.04% vs placebo: 162/18325 = 0.88%. So, yes it is true that 95% of the people that came down with a mild symptom were in the placebo group. But it also says that the placebo group only had a 0.88% chance of getting a mild symptom in the first place. Right?
I never considered I could die from the flu (prolly should have) but I got my shot every year because I didn't like getting the runs and not wanting to get out of bed. for a week. Standing next to a stranger at a 'gathering' here in Florida likely means that in getting to the event, he never used his turn signals, came to a screaching halt 6" from the intersection after blowing past the stop sign at 10mph, and if he is coughing and doesn't feel good, thinks you should feel sorry for him.