43. The Covid-19 Vaccine: What You Need To Know

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Today is Wednesday, December 2, 2020… which means that in slightly over a week, the United States should have a Covid-19 vaccine available (in limited supply).</div> <div> <div> </div> <div>The vaccine, manufactured by Pfizer was shown to be 95% effective according to a clinical study.</div> <div> </div> <div>But, what exactly does “95% effective” mean?</div> <div> </div> <div>If you’re like most people, you think it means that 95% of the people who get the vaccine won’t get the Coronavirus.</div> <div> </div> <div>Believe it or not, you’d be wrong as the results were actually better!</div> <div> </div> <div>Let me explain:</div> <div> </div> <div>Nearly 44,000 people participated in the study conducted by Pfizer. Half of them received the vaccine while the other half didn't.</div> <div> </div> <div>Amazingly, <strong>99.3%</strong> of the approximately 22,000 individuals who got the vaccine avoided getting the virus.</div> <div> </div> <div>That’s significantly higher than the 95% you see in the headlines.</div> <div> </div> <div>And, to add to the good news, none of the individuals in the group died from the Coronavirus.</div> <div> </div> <div>That’s awesome!</div> <div> </div> <div>However, there is one problem:</div> <div> </div> <div>Those numbers weren't for the vaccine group.</div> <div> </div> <div>They were for the NON-VACCINE group.</div> <div> </div> <div>Huh?</div> <div> </div> <div>Yes, <strong>99.3%</strong> of the group that DIDN’T receive the Covid-19 vaccine did NOT get the Coronavirus.</div> <div> </div> <div>Nor did any of them die.</div> <div> </div> <div>So, why did Pfizer claim 95% effectiveness for the vaccine?</div> <div> </div> <div>The answer is explained in this week's episode of the Get Healthy Alabama podcast.</div> <div> </div> <div>One more thing:</div> <div> </div> <div>Guess how effective the Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be for preventing deaths?</div> <div> </div> <div>90%…. 70%… 50%… 10%????</div> <div> </div> <div>Would you believe that the answer is ZERO!</div> <div> <