Yes there are reactions to the shot and there are going to be more. Also we will hear stories about people dying after getting the shot too. There have been stories circulating that 6 people died in the Pfizer study but what's frequently not citied is that 4 of those were taking the placebo and the other two were determined to be unrelated to the vaccine. Whatever the risk of reaction to the shot so far that has shown to be very very small compared to the risk of contracting COVID-19. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-...vaccine-deaths-and-side-effects-idUSKBN28K2R6
Just to be clear, 95% efficacy does not mean there’s a 95% chance one is completely immune, right? It means that for every 95 non-vaccinated people who get infected, 5 vaccinated people would get infected if half the people were vaccinated. In particular, a vaccinated person can’t walk around maskless and flout guidelines and expect to be immune at a 95% clip. Vaccines only allow us to get back to normal living once herd immunity is established. Does that sound right, or am I misunderstanding the meaning of these numbers? Edit: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-what-does-covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-mean Looks like I was a bit off. I guess it means 95% reduction in infection rate for vaccinated people. So for every 20 non-vaccinated people who are infected it would be 1 vaccinated person who is infected, if equal number of vaccinated and non-vaccinated people.
Yea, the latter in your edit. This is a "starter" number but signs are very good at this point. A few months ago, 50% eff was the threshold. So, 90%+ is awesome. Even 1 shot form the pfizer vaccine offer great protection (inline or better than the flu vaccine protection against the flu). If I'm a front line worker or in the high risk pool, given the chance, I'll take the vaccine without hesitation. And with the limited supply, we are already hearing people offering up $$$ for it.
