Please please please temper your enthusiasm for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

The results are not conclusive

The results were released via press release + not a peer reviewed journal

The efficacy can change as the trial continues. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/health/covid-vaccine-pfizer.amp.html
Pfizer’s Early Data Shows Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective

Pfizer announced positive early results from its coronavirus vaccine trial, cementing the lead in a frenzied global race that has unfolded at record-breaking speed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/health/covid-vaccine-pfizer.amp.html
In order to ensure public confidence in this vaccine or any other COVID-19 vaccine being tested, the FDA must wait for sufficient long-term safety monitoring of subjects to be completed before approving such vaccines
Crucial information absent from the companies’ announcement is any evidence that the vaccine prevents serious COVID-19 cases or reduces hospitalizations and deaths due to the disease.
Basically...don’t suddenly start trusting big pharma
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