There are many questions about the @moderna_tx #vaccine now being distributed in the #USA I am happy to answer them
(My qualifications: board certified general surgeon, associate editor @SOARD_JOURNAL, I can read research data and understand it, I don’t confuse fact & opinion) 1/
(My qualifications: board certified general surgeon, associate editor @SOARD_JOURNAL, I can read research data and understand it, I don’t confuse fact & opinion) 1/
https://twitter.com/neilflochmd/status/1345060984751321094
Q: What doses of the @moderna_tx #vaccine are being given?
A: Two 100 microgram doses 4 weeks apart.
#vaccination #covid19 2/
A: Two 100 microgram doses 4 weeks apart.
#vaccination #covid19 2/
Q: When does the @moderna_tx #vaccine reach full 94.5% effectiveness?
A: It reaches full effectiveness 2 weeks after the second dose.
@CDCgov #vaccinations #COVID19 #coronavirus #saracov2 3/
A: It reaches full effectiveness 2 weeks after the second dose.
@CDCgov #vaccinations #COVID19 #coronavirus #saracov2 3/
Q: How many of the people who got the @moderna_tx #vaccine developed “severe” life threatening #covid19 #coronavirus?
A: None - Zero - people developed severe #coronavirus after taking the #vaccine while there were 11 cases in the placebo group.
#covid #Vaccination 4/
A: None - Zero - people developed severe #coronavirus after taking the #vaccine while there were 11 cases in the placebo group.
#covid #Vaccination 4/
Q: How many people of the (about 13,500 in #vaccine group) turned positive or got #covid19?
A: 11 patients (out of about 13,500) turned positive in the #vaccinations group and 185 (of about 13,500) in the placebo group (no vaccine group) turned positive.
@moderna_tx 5/
A: 11 patients (out of about 13,500) turned positive in the #vaccinations group and 185 (of about 13,500) in the placebo group (no vaccine group) turned positive.
@moderna_tx 5/
Q: Is there a difference in effectiveness of the @moderna_tx #vaccine according to age?
A: The VE #vaccine effectiveness for 18 to 65 year olds was 95.6% and 86.4% for people over 65 years old.
#vaccinations #vaccine #COVID19 #covid 6/
A: The VE #vaccine effectiveness for 18 to 65 year olds was 95.6% and 86.4% for people over 65 years old.
#vaccinations #vaccine #COVID19 #covid 6/
Q: What severe problems were higher in the group that received the @moderna_tx #vaccine?
A: There were heart attacks in 0.03% - attacks of acute gallbladder disease in 0.02% - and 0.02% kidney stone attacks.
#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccinations @US_FDA @CDCgov 7/
A: There were heart attacks in 0.03% - attacks of acute gallbladder disease in 0.02% - and 0.02% kidney stone attacks.
#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccinations @US_FDA @CDCgov 7/
Q: How many #black people were involved in the study and how effective was the @moderna_tx #vaccine in this population?
A: 9.7% of the people in the #Moderna study were #black and the VE vaccine effectiveness in this population was 100%.
#vaccinations #covid19 @US_FDA 8/
A: 9.7% of the people in the #Moderna study were #black and the VE vaccine effectiveness in this population was 100%.
#vaccinations #covid19 @US_FDA 8/
Q: What percentage of the people tested prior to giving the @moderna_tx #vaccine were positive for #covid19?
A: 2.2% of the #vaccine group and 2.2% of the placebo group were found to be positive for #coronavirus.
@US_FDA @CDCgov 8/
A: 2.2% of the #vaccine group and 2.2% of the placebo group were found to be positive for #coronavirus.
@US_FDA @CDCgov 8/
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