Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-02-15 03:56:27 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 40AD267E7D1B40FFAC2129B33CE64D2241A54AE72EDC2C163628805B2B21CDBB
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Original Note:
Misleading The original trial was powered for "prevention of confirmed symptomatic COVID-19 infection" and safety - it passed. No one claimed transmission reduction at the time. https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-vaccines-pfizer-scien/pfizer-biontech-initial-vaccine-results-impress-but-scientists-remain-cautious-idUSKBN27P2PI/ In Feb21 the first data came out showing transmission reduction https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abl4292 https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/preventing-transmission-never-required-covid-vaccines-initial-approval-pfizer-2024-02-12/ Vaccines saved lives https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9537923/
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