Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are 90% effective after two doses under real-life conditions

March 29, 2021 By jamesb

The vaccines work as advertised…

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines being deployed to fight the coronavirus pandemic are robustly effective in preventing infections in real-life conditions, according to a federal study released Monday that provides reassurance of protection for front-line workers in the United States.

In a study of about 4,000 health-care personnel, police, firefighters and other essential workers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the vaccines reduced the risk of infection by 80 percent after one shot. Protection increased to 90 percent following the second dose. The findings are consistent with clinical trial results and studies showing strong effectiveness in Israel and the United Kingdom, and in initial studies of health-care workers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and in Southern California.

The CDC report is significant, experts said, because it analyzed how well the vaccines worked among a diverse group of front-line working-age adults whose jobs make them more likely to be exposed to the virus and to spread it….

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My Name Is Jack says

March 29, 2021 at 2:46 pm

Over 70% of people over 65 have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine.

New cases seem to be mainly now in younger people,the least vaccinated group.
My Name Is Jack says

March 29, 2021 at 2:52 pm

Disappointed to hear the the Adminstration is not planning on issuing “vaccine passports.”

I think in the near future proving vaccination might become a big issue in all sorts of settings.Colleges are already saying proof of vaccination will be a prerequisite to fall semester admission.

Of course I have my personal vaccinations card.

The claim by the Covid 19 coordinator that such is not the government’s “job” seems a little weird.Whose “job” is it?
- Democratic Socialist Dave says
  
  March 29, 2021 at 3:36 pm
  
  It’s that kind of voluntarism and localism (“sorry, not my department ask your governor/mayor or just do your own thing”) that helped get us deeper into this mess than we would have gone with more co-ordination.
CG says

March 29, 2021 at 5:52 pm

Well, I am scheduled for Dose 1 on Wednesday afternoon. On Friday, I have a long overdue dental cleaning appointment which I am sure will be far more painful.
- Scott P says
  
  March 29, 2021 at 7:27 pm
  
  Glad you got an appointment.
  
  I feel like everyone I know is either vaccinated or on the way there.
  Even some who sounded skeptical at first are getting their shots.
  
  It makes me wonder if social media is helping produce a bandwagon effect.