Pfizer, BioNTech say Covid vaccine is more than 90% effective—‘great day for science and humanity’
Published Mon, Nov 9 2020
Sam Meredith@smeredith19

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Dr. Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, hailed the trial results as a “great day for science and humanity.”
Pfizer and BioNTech said the case split between vaccinated individuals and those who received a placebo indicated a vaccine efficacy rate of above 90% at seven days after the second dose.
It means that protection from Covid-19 is achieved 28 days after the initial vaccination, which consists of a two-dose schedule.

Pfizer CEO on Covid vaccine efficacy: ‘It is a great day for humanity’

Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday their coronavirus vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 among those without evidence of prior infection, hailing the development as “a great day for science and humanity.”

“I think we can see light at the end of the tunnel,” Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla told CNBC’s Meg Tirell on “Squawk Box.” “I believe this is likely the most significant medical advance in the last 100 years, if you count the impact this will have in public health, global economy.”

The announcement comes as drugmakers and research centers scramble to deliver a safe and effective vaccine to help bring an end to the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 1.2 million lives worldwide.-- excerpt, rest at link above --

I'm not a fan. First of all, we need to get past this scamdemic by revealing the truth about it, not by confirming the unsubstantiated fears of many by developing a vaccine for a disease with a very small fatality rate.

Secondly, there are many more "deserving" illnesses and maladies out there to put our resources into. Let's cure diabetes and a-fib, for instance, first.