Phil Harper reports that the Pfizer data shows that there were 3 SAEs and 1 hospitalization due to covid in the vaccine arm, with 4 hospitalizations due to covid in the placebo arm. Phil considers that SAEs probably require hospitalization. But perhaps we should focus on all-cause SAEs. People are sometimes hospitalized due to covid w…
Phil Harper reports that the Pfizer data shows that there were 3 SAEs and 1 hospitalization due to covid in the vaccine arm, with 4 hospitalizations due to covid in the placebo arm. Phil considers that SAEs probably require hospitalization. But perhaps we should focus on all-cause SAEs. People are sometimes hospitalized due to covid with full recovery. But SAEs can include amputation of limbs and other chronic conditions, so a SAE is potentially more serious than hospitalization.
So there were 4 all-cause SAEs in both the placebo and vaccine arms. This means that the vaccines provide no benefit against all-cause SAE. Focusing solely on hospitalization due to covid is therefore a distraction and the claim of benefit for vaccines in providing protection from hospitalization due to covid is irrelevant.
Phil Harper reports that the Pfizer data shows that there were 3 SAEs and 1 hospitalization due to covid in the vaccine arm, with 4 hospitalizations due to covid in the placebo arm. Phil considers that SAEs probably require hospitalization. But perhaps we should focus on all-cause SAEs. People are sometimes hospitalized due to covid with full recovery. But SAEs can include amputation of limbs and other chronic conditions, so a SAE is potentially more serious than hospitalization.
So there were 4 all-cause SAEs in both the placebo and vaccine arms. This means that the vaccines provide no benefit against all-cause SAE. Focusing solely on hospitalization due to covid is therefore a distraction and the claim of benefit for vaccines in providing protection from hospitalization due to covid is irrelevant.