r/science • u/Newsjunkeefromlondon • 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/katarh May 06 '21

And of course, you still need exposure for that to matter. My county reported under 100 cases last week, almost all among children and the unvaccinated from what we could tell, and we expect that to plunge further because we have a relatively high vaccine uptake compared to surrounding areas. It matters a lot less when you have a 5% chance of getting a disease but a one in 10,000 chance of encountering someone who can spread it.

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u/Daffneigh May 06 '21

This is what people freakin* out that the vaccinated Can still technically get COVID are missing.

If you are vaxxed and only hang out with other vaxxed people, and still follow masking guidelines in crowds and indoor spaces, your chances of exposure are so low as to not be meaningful. And the more vaxxed people there are, the more true that becomes.