Fixed the headline: Moderna - NIH Covid vaccine shows nearly 95% protection in the 5 nonsevere covid cases that had received the experimental vaccine, according to early data that was not released for public view #sciencebypressrelease https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54902908
Moderna: Covid vaccine shows nearly 95% protection

The results add to growing confidence that vaccination can end the pandemic.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54902908
Only 5 of the 95 Covid cases followed in the trial were in people given the vaccine, while 90 were in those given the placebo treatment. The company says the vaccine is protecting 94.5% #sciencebypressrelease
BBC reports: Data shows (allegedly shows? Anyone seen it?) there were 11 cases of severe COVID in the trial, but none of them in the experimental vaccine group. Meaning: early, unreleased data doesn’t give us the information we most want to know #sciencebypressrelease
Risks of #sciencebypressrelease -damage public trust, a fragile and important resource https://www.bibliovault.org/BV.book.epl?ISBN=9780822946557
Vaccine Hesitancy: Public Trust, Expertise, and the War on Science

The public has voiced concern over the adverse effects of vaccines from the moment Dr. Edward Jenner introduced the first smallpox vaccine in 1796. The controver...

https://www.bibliovault.org/BV.book.epl?ISBN=9780822946557
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