Travel buddies
Hi all. I am going to South Africa for 3 months with my 2 little travel buddies (jack russels). We are planning to stay only on the campsites (wild camping is not very safe there). What do you think a...
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If I read it correctly, the vaccine efficacy against the South African COVID Variant (B.1.351) is 56%.
BCSnob wrote:
Efficacy Estimates for Various COVID-19 Vaccines: What we Know from the Literature and Reports
Medrxiv preprintAbstract
In this report, we provide summary estimates, from publications and reports, of vaccine efficacy (VE) for the COVID-19 vaccines that are being rolled out on a global scale. We find that, on average, the efficacy against any disease with infection is 85% (95% CI: 71 - 93%) after a full course of vaccination. The VE against severe disease, hospitalization or death averages close to 100%. The average VE against infection, regardless of symptoms, is 84% (95% CI: 70 - 91%). We also find that the average VE against transmission to others for Infected vaccinated people is 54% (95% CI: 38 - 66%). Finally, we prove summary estimates of the VE against any disease with infection for some of the variants of concern (VOC). The average VE for the VOC B.1.1.7, B.1.1.28 (P1) and B.1.351 are 86% (95% CI: 65 - 84%), 61% (95% CI: 43 - 73%) and 56% (95% CI: 29 - 73%), respectively.
If I read it correctly, the vaccine efficacy against the South African COVID Variant (B.1.351) is 56%.
