Pfizer Covid vaccine blocks 94% of asymptomatic infections and 97% of symptomatic cases in Israeli study

[Northerner]

Pfizer said Thursday its Covid-19 vaccine blocked 94% of asymptomatic infections in an Israeli study — a result CEO Albert Bourla called “extremely important.”

The study, which measured results two weeks after the second dose, also found the vaccine was at least 97% effective against symptomatic Covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths, according to Pfizer, which developed the shot with BioNTech.

The analysis used data collected between Jan. 17 and March 6, when Pfizer’s vaccine was the only available shot in the country and when the more transmissible B.1.1.7 variant from the U.K. was the dominant strain.

“This is extremely important ... for society,” Bourla said in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “The asymptomatic carriers and patients are the ones spreading the disease mainly. We were expecting something good in terms of symptomatic,” he said, adding the company was not expecting such a “high number” against asymptomatic cases.

Pfizer Covid vaccine blocks 94% of asymptomatic infections and 97% of symptomatic cases in Israeli study

Pfizer said its Covid-19 vaccine blocked 94% of asymptomatic infections in an Israeli study – a result CEO Albert Bourla called "extremely important."

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[mikeyB]

It’s worth remembering that Pfizer made an effort to buy Astra Zenica not long since. All this, plus bigging up this spurious blood clot problem to lower AZ’s share price may well just Big Pharma playing games. Expect Pfizer to have another go at buying AZ pretty soon.

 

[mikeydt1]

to say that these vaccines haven't been out long there is heck of a lot of making it to be so wonderful while poo pooing side effects to other things a very dangerous game to play.

 

[mikeyB]

Side effects to “other things”? What things?

Very dangerous? I think not. Nobody has died after vaccination, let alone had side effects of any long term significance. The funeral parlours are overflowing with folk who hadn’t had the chance to be vaccinated. I’ve got no problem with people bigging up the vaccine in this country, it’s the only bit of news that that’s any good, even if Boris is lying by taking the credit.