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    Pfizer CEO Got the COVID-19 Vaccine

    by Saranac Hale Spencer Aug 06, 2021 4 minutes

    SciCheck Digest

    The CEO of Pfizer posted a photo of himself getting the second shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on March 10. But an Aug. 5 tweet from Newsmax reporter Emerald Robinson misleadingly suggested he isn’t vaccinated. She updated the tweet hours later, acknowledging the CEO’s post — but after her claim had spread, uncorrected, on other social media.

    How effective are the vaccines?

    All of the authorized vaccines are effective at preventing symptomatic disease.

    According to the results of the phase 3 trials, the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines had an efficacy of 94% or higher, which means your approximate risk of getting sick is cut by 94% or more if you are vaccinated. It’s these two vaccines were 90% effective in real-world conditions, two weeks after the second dose, and 80% effective two weeks after the first dose. The monitored 3,950 health care personnel, first responders and other essential workers for 13 weeks.   

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