Thread by @jeremyrhammond

#FactCheck
Claim: @aaronecarroll in @nytimes says the Pfizer and Moderna #COVID19 #vaccines are "approved" and "proven" to prevent hospitalizations and death.

Ruling: FALSE. New York Times is spreading #VaccineMisinformation.

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nytimes.com/2021/02/13/opi…

There are no FDA-approved vaccines for COVID-19.

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fda.gov/media/144638/d…

Data from clinical trials are limited and do not prove that the vaccines are effective for preventing hospitalization and death. The evidence that the Pfizer vaccine prevents hospitalization is of "low certainty" and for death "very low certainty".

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cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/6…

The limited evidence from phase three trials that the Moderna vaccine prevents hospitalization is of "moderate certainty" and for death "very low certainty".

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cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/6…

The phase three clinical trials were not actually designed to detect a statistically significant reduction in hospitalizations or deaths.

It is true that we do not have data showing that the vaccines prevent transmission.

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bmj.com/content/371/bm…