They matched people in a HUGE database - > 6 million recipients of the 3 most common vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna, J&J) and > 6 million people with similar age/race/gender/co-morbidities/neighborhood characteristics who had not been vaccinated.
They matched well (tables 1-3).
They then examined, using standard statistical techniques, the likelihood (“hazard ratio”) of: 1. any death other than Covid (the primary outcome of interest) 2. hospitalization for trauma (vaccines shouldn’t affect incidence of trauma!)
They found that being vaccinated was associated with: 1. LOWER risk of non-Covid death 2. SAME risk of trauma
(Tables 4-8: adjusted and unadjusted)
They were really careful in their interpretation. They do not conclude that covid vaccines reduce all-cause mortality. But it is clear that the vaccines do not INCREASE risk of death.
QED: safe
Please share when someone questions #vaccine safety based on small, poorly-designed, biased studies.
And then share @celinegounder’s excellent, empathetic piece
Qs from my ER doc brain:
- was it commotio cordis?
- an unstable Cspine injury (Unlikely given that he got up right away)?
- a regular cardiac arrest?
- a ruptured aneurysm?
Regardless, waiting; & thankful for great medical professionals in Cinci. @BuffaloBills#billsmafia 🙏🙏