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Originally Posted by Nich
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I'm struggling to figure out the statistical relevence here.
21 deaths from all sources 22,000 vaccine recipients.
17 deaths among 22,000 placebo recipients.
That's the
significantly higher number they're talking about in the news article. A difference of 4, in a pool of 22,000.
It would be concerning if the study showed a significant increase in deaths from a specific cause in the vaccinated group, as that would signal a possible adverse vaccine effect. Instead, the data showed the vaccinated deaths were distributed among a number of causes between both groups.
Take a look at serious adverse events reported if you think 4 in 22000 is relevent.
103 events reported among the vaccine group
117 among the control group
A difference of 14. I believe that's a number higher than 4.
Why isn't the article called
FDA report finds placebo to cause significantly higher amounts of serious adverse events than vaccine