Lost Seasider
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It seems that the "real world" data is starting to come in: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56153600
The first results of the UK vaccination programme suggests it is having a "spectacular" impact on preventing serious illness.
Research led by Public Health Scotland found in the fourth week after the first dose, hospitalisations were reduced by 85% and 94% for the Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs respectively.
Interesting that the Ox/AZ vaccine appears to be performing better than Pfizer despite the trials data appearing to suggest the opposite (likely due to differences in trials design).
Edit:
Thinking about it, the differences in effect could be a result of Pfizer being approved and rolled out a few weeks before Ox/AZ, this meaning that it's over-represented in the most vulnerable groups and thus more likely to have severe disease.
The first results of the UK vaccination programme suggests it is having a "spectacular" impact on preventing serious illness.
Research led by Public Health Scotland found in the fourth week after the first dose, hospitalisations were reduced by 85% and 94% for the Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs respectively.
Interesting that the Ox/AZ vaccine appears to be performing better than Pfizer despite the trials data appearing to suggest the opposite (likely due to differences in trials design).
Edit:
Thinking about it, the differences in effect could be a result of Pfizer being approved and rolled out a few weeks before Ox/AZ, this meaning that it's over-represented in the most vulnerable groups and thus more likely to have severe disease.
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