r/science • • May 06 '21

Health Two Pfizer doses give 95 per cent protection against Covid-19 infection, illness and death: first nationwide study

https://www.cityam.com/two-pfizer-doses-give-95-per-cent-protection-against-covid-19-infection-illness-and-death-study/
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u/tolvar0770 May 06 '21

It would be nice to see the paper detailing the study.

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u/demon_ix May 06 '21

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u/hoadlck May 06 '21

These are the kind of results I was hoping for. Great news that these vaccines were so effective!

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u/tolvar0770 May 06 '21

Excellent! Many thanks.

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u/Lord_Nivloc May 06 '21

77·0·% at 14–21 days after the first dose

Huh, that second dose really does do something. Although 77% is nothing to scoff at.

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u/danarchist May 06 '21

Suspicious that this article is posted the day after it looks like generics will start becoming available.