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Old 03-10-2021, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 View Post
Wasn't the 95% number derived from the reduction of cases in the vaccinated portion of the trial? If so then there must have been some confirmed cases during the trials or they would have claimed 100% effective.

If the vaccines are 95% effective, then the chance of becoming infected after vaccination is small but it is not zero.
Both vaccines give 100% chance of NOT getting hospitalized and dying from CV. There is, however, a 5% chance that you get CV but the symptoms are mostly mild.

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