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Originally Posted by Jethro Choicebro
All the reports certainly suggest they have simply just refined the effective rate as the data was analyzed.
Nov 9 - (CNN)Drugmaker Pfizer said Monday an early look at data from its coronavirus vaccine shows it is more than 90% effective -- a much better than expected efficacy if the trend continues.
Nov 18 - (CNN)A final analysis of the Phase 3 trial of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine shows it was 95% effective in preventing infections, even in older adults, and caused no serious safety concerns, the company said Wednesday.
Perhaps could question why they didnt just keep quiet until the final analysis was done.... they knew Moderna was close to releasing results? CEO wanting to prop share price before the stock sale went through? Were excited about the reults and wanted to share the joy asap? Really as long as it works and they can get it into the wild quickly...who cares
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It's my understanding that once they had a certain number of positive cases, they were allowed to release the results at that time. Pfizer hit the target first, and shortly after Moderna did, and released their numbers. This is all following a highly regulated process, and anyone looking for gotchas in it should probably investigate the process before putting out conjecture and tightening their tinfoil hat.