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12. This board is really bad at

Wed Dec 30, 2020, 07:10 PM

Dec 2020

Being overly alarming. There are many problems with this report.

1: the shot isn't effective immediately, it takes weeks to work.
2: it is a 2 shot regime.
3: 95% effectiveness means it will stop 19/20 infections, not all of them.
4: is the nurse seriously ill? The shot has proven to decrease severity in those that do get infected.
5: when was the nurse infected? A week+ lag time between infection and a positive test would not be abnormal.
6: this is highly anecdotal.

Lets just start looking at things a bit more scientifically and not as alarmists.

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California nurse tests positive over a week after receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine: ABC [View all] safeinOhio Dec 2020 OP

The shot isn't 100% effective TexasTowelie Dec 2020 #1

AS I understand it, the first shot doesn't take effect for a several days to over a week or so, for napi21 Dec 2020 #2

According to the link included in the OP ... left-of-center2012 Dec 2020 #3

Yep. Up to two weeks. ClusterFreak Dec 2020 #6

The information appears truthful and is newsworthy. In addition, it marybourg Dec 2020 #9

No I'm advocating contextualizing an alarmist headline. n/t ClusterFreak Dec 2020 #10

Oh shit. RandySF Dec 2020 #4

The Pfizer vaccine is a two shot regimen. My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #5

Exactly Sunsky Dec 2020 #7

I hope that people aren't being careless after the first vaccine shot dansolo Dec 2020 #8

A Fair Concern ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #11

This board is really bad at BGBD Dec 2020 #12

Yes, but posters get stories like this from the media. former9thward Dec 2020 #13

This post has nothing to worry about! Nt USALiberal Dec 2020 #14

There still will be sub-clinical cases after mass vaccination. roamer65 Dec 2020 #15