On 5/30/23 11:17 PM, ScottW wrote:
Get a vaxx on a vaxx on a vaxx to get covid for real and thereby gain immunity.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/benbartee/2023/05/30/peer-reviewed-study-the-higher-the-number-of-vaccines-previously-received-the-higher-the-risk-of-contracting-covid-19-n1699197
Which of the familiar statistical fallacies do you suppose applies to
this? ...
Ah, the Cleveland Clinic pre-print
"Conclusions The bivalent COVID-19 vaccine given to working-aged adults afforded modest protection overall against COVID-19, while the virus
strains dominant in the community were those represented in the vaccine.
Summary Among 51011 working-aged Cleveland Clinic employees, the
bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster was 30% effective in preventing
infection, during the time when the virus strains dominant in the
community were represented in the vaccine."
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/20/ron-desantis/gov-ron-desantis-falsely-claims-bivalent-booster-v/
Andrea Pacetti, the Cleveland Clinic's public and media relations
director, told PolitiFact that the study population, whose average age
was 42, is not reflective of the general public.
"The study was done in a younger, relatively healthy, health care
employee population. It included no children, very few elderly
individuals and likely few immunocompromised individuals," Pacetti said. "Therefore, we urge caution in generalizing the findings to the public,
which can include different populations." ...
"Those who were studied were health care workers: more likely to be
exposed, more likely to be vaccinated as well," Najera told PolitiFact.
"If the study is found to be sound through peer review, its findings
would only be applicable to health care workers in large settings such
as the Cleveland Clinic, not the general public."
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