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Klaralven

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2. With 90% plus effectiveness it offers good protection to those who do take it

Reply to dawg (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 9, 2020, 10:48 AM

Nov 2020

It's more like the immunity levels of various childhood vaccines.

It's not the 40 to 60% effectiveness of flu vaccine, which does require widespread use.

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Wow! The Dow is up 1500 pts. [View all] imanamerican63 Nov 2020 OP

Pfizer vaccine found to be 90% effective. dawg Nov 2020 #1

With 90% plus effectiveness it offers good protection to those who do take it Klaralven Nov 2020 #2

It's certainly good news, but we'll probably still have lots of deaths even after it's ... dawg Nov 2020 #3

Another reason 90% is important DrToast Nov 2020 #4

Oh, noes! This should drive Trump over the cliff PlanetBev Nov 2020 #5

Not just the Pfizer news JackSabbath Nov 2020 #6

I was wondering how much of the increase because of a new president. GemDigger Nov 2020 #7

I thought it was heading up, already over 500 pts before Pfizer announced. nt woodsprite Nov 2020 #8

The Biden win was priced in on Wednesday and Thursday - the stock market doesn't wait Klaralven Nov 2020 #9

Thanks, then this is good news. GemDigger Nov 2020 #11

Not talking about the win JackSabbath Nov 2020 #12

I'll take partial credit for the surge...I trimmed my index fund last week. nt wiggs Nov 2020 #10