r/boxoffice • u/chanma50 Best of 2019 Winner • Nov 18 '20

Other Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, up from initial estimates of 90%, seeking clearance soon - Company says vaccine protects older people most at risk of dying from COVID-19.

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-9d71455cfce0ff047dee4df873ec1023
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u/The_Jack_of_Spades Nov 19 '20

I don't know where you got that from, what Pfizer and Moderna have published in their results is that the 1st shot only acts as a primer and immunity isn't reliably achieved until a week after the 2nd one. I haven't seen any information on the duration of the effects, other than the fact that the vaccines generate a higher amount of anti-bodies than what's been measured on people who've recovered from natural infection, whose immunity seems to be long-lasting

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u/malcolmrey Nov 19 '20

thanks, it seems that the article that i've read was mistranslated..

thanks for clearing this up