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Buckeye_Democrat

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29. It was probably an honest mistake by him, but...

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 11:54 AM

Apr 2021

... the numbers in his article don't comport with any of the various state-conducted follow-ups that I've seen.

Maybe a typo, poor sentence structure, misunderstanding or who-knows-what.

Most of the follow-ups that I've read indicate a far lower positivity rate than would be expected based on the vaccine trials -- i.e., far lower than the anticipated 5% of the state's overall positivity rate -- but that's probably explained by several vaccinated people not even realizing when they're infected because of absent or very minor symptoms.

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CDC Studies 'Breakthrough' COVID Cases Among People Already Vaccinated [View all] iemanja Apr 2021 OP

All vaccines are 100% effective at preventing Phoenix61 Apr 2021 #1

I seriously doubt it's 100% iemanja Apr 2021 #3

Just reporting what Fauci said. There have been Phoenix61 Apr 2021 #6

See these numbers from OR iemanja Apr 2021 #32

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The Israel study hasn't been peer reviewed. Phoenix61 Apr 2021 #37

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Interesting figures iemanja Apr 2021 #12

Those numbers look like a state covid count. Phoenix61 Apr 2021 #16

It was reported today by CNN. subterranean Apr 2021 #23

And deaths are 0.0000009 Phoenix61 Apr 2021 #28

5800 out of 77 million. That's a rate of 0.0075%. subterranean Apr 2021 #20

They are working on that analysis. Phoenix61 Apr 2021 #30

Found it but not on the CNN cite. Weird. Phoenix61 Apr 2021 #21

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Crossing the two week threshold iemanja Apr 2021 #4

The breakthrough rate of 0.008% is fully in line with expectations, so if you felt good about WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #9

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Absolutely! SheltieLover Apr 2021 #14

maskholes!!! bdamomma Apr 2021 #18

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Sorry bdamomma Apr 2021 #45

Oh, lol! SheltieLover Apr 2021 #46

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Nothing is 100% here, but.... Happy Hoosier Apr 2021 #17

I'm not impressed by the author of that article at all. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #22

Thanks for that view iemanja Apr 2021 #25

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no doubt. nt iemanja Apr 2021 #43

As long as the vaccines will keep me from going to the hospital and dying of COVID beaglelover Apr 2021 #44