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In reply to the discussion: QUESTION: Wouldnt any CV19 vaccine have to be 98% effective vs 50% effective like some Flu vaccines? [View all]uponit7771
(93,532 posts)18. Looks like they're were figuring for median Ro vs relative Ro that the median Ro is still sky high..
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QUESTION: Wouldnt any CV19 vaccine have to be 98% effective vs 50% effective like some Flu vaccines? [View all]
uponit7771
Jul 2020
OP
thx, I was thinking this when I heard the vaccine shenanigans in the British study where they test
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#3
CDC says median R0 for CV19 is 6 (link) not three ... does that change anything? tia
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#4
Looks like they're were figuring for median Ro vs relative Ro that the median Ro is still sky high..
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#18
+1, this is what I'm seeing too. There are way too many studies showing immunity doesn't last
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#7
That link proves my point- 1 patient, small number of other patients in inconclusive research
Fiendish Thingy
Jul 2020
#19
No, the Spanish study was 60,000 people who were tested for immunity (link) do NOT retain it
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#20
I have never heard of a vaccine that is 50% effective- maybe 50/50 chance of effectiveness?
Fiendish Thingy
Jul 2020
#6
From AAFP: CDC Releases Interim Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Report (link) looks like its even less ...
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#12
Yes, I'm thinking absolute protection seeing this even a little bit of CV19 becomes horrible to ...
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#24
early aids drugs were a cocktail mix to treat the symptoms, not provide immunity
beachbumbob
Jul 2020
#23
Its black and white as far as we know when it comes to transmission, that's an black/white that even
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#25
50% effectiveness doesn't mean the same no. of people get it but it contains their symptoms halfway
gollygee
Jul 2020
#49
Is that 50% per capita? It all depends on the per capita. There are many types of per capita.
Midnight Writer
Jul 2020
#26
I have a rational skepticism of anyone claiming not to be an anti-vaxxer, but using language like
Aristus
Jul 2020
#29
"... in the past sure it happened... " WTF? That's the point of my statement you can't dismiss what
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#30
I disagree 100%, Abbot labs lack of accuracy in CV19 test has most likely not been a net positive
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#33
There's going to be a huge potential for miscommunication if a vaccine is developed
Aristus
Jul 2020
#34
Not if its absolute immunity, that does no one good with the Case Fatality Rate is so high and the
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#38
That's not the median Ro that's a relative one. The median Ro is 6 is from the CDC and not 2.5
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#50
...or people who give Trump too much of the benefit of the doubt that he or his pharma cronies ...
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#39
I'm operating on the belief those engineering the vaccine aren't exclusively Trump cronies
BannonsLiver
Jul 2020
#41
Not the engineers but the heads of the pharma companies are too involved with Trump admin on some
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#47
... Trump doesn't do science or scientist IE the reasons I'm rationally skeptical about anything ..
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#44
True, his pharma cronies are involved in working on one though. It sounds like I'll look for an
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#54
They can be both if its the guy who's associated with opperation warp speed and they sold their
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#58