People don't seem to understand that when the CDC refers to effectiveness and says, "getting covid", they are referring to symptomatic covid, not just a positive test.
A "breakthrough case" is not a vaxxed idiot getting a positive covid test. A breakthrough case is getting symptomatic covid, which the CDC is trying to draw the line at hospitalizations.
If you read the EUA application, then read the study that was used to get the EUA, it is clear that they are referring to symptomatic covid and clearly state that the drug being tested does not prevent getting or spreading covid, but claims to be 99.7% effective at preventing symptomatic covid. The 99.7% effective figure is actually the rate of immuno -response, but they are using that response to suggest that you wont be hospitalized or die if you have that response.
The immune response means the allergic reaction caused by the vaccine. The "it means it's working" allergic reaction. So you're saying 95% efficacy means 95% of people get the shot show an "immune response"?
99.7%. Yes.
And, it's not new. That's been the method of vax efficacy for previous flu shots and the latest of other vaxxes.
I understand, I just wanted clarification.
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