Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-01-11 19:20:42 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7BF678B8E3DE3697B627C878B38EE05AD56C96706817A9F40445B8937C56EAF9
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Original Note:
COVID vaccines were designed to protect the vaccinated from or reduce the severity of infection. They were never designed or tested to reduce or prevent transmission. Despite this, subsequent studies have shown that reduced transmission (to some degree) is an effect. https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-pfizer-vaccine-transmission/fact-check-preventing-transmission-never-required-for-covid-vaccines-initial-approval-pfizer-vax-did-reduce-transmission-of-early-variants-idUSL1N31F20E
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