Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-11-30 19:58:49 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 141C422A419DD734031C5195FD673DF82EE7FDEDC094540D066F7E5D430AE0F7
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Original Note:
Claim is false & misleading. Pfizer did not engage in false & misleading practices using RRR. Relative risk reduction (RRR) is not a deceptive method to determine efficacy. RRR is the most common method to determine efficacy against control group in vaccine clinical trials. https://health-desk.org/articles/what-do-the-efficacy-rates-of-covid-19-vaccines-mean-and-do-the-efficacy-rates-impact-a-population-s-herd-immunity https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-thelancet-riskreduction/fact-check-why-relative-risk-reduction-not-absolute-risk-reduction-is-most-often-used-in-calculating-vaccine-efficacy-idUSL2N2NK1XA/
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