Covid-19 Vaccines Are Still Effective

Debunking the “12% efficacy” viral myth

Pictured: great job all round. Vaccines are amazing! Photo by CDC on Unsplash

This piece is based on a fantastic investigation by Dr. Jeffery Morris that is worth reading and linked here.

Recently, the internet has been abuzz with a new and shocking claim. Apparently, the Pfizer vaccine was not as effective as the 95% we were sold on — in fact, people are claiming that it was barely effective at all. Dozens of tweets and articles have gone viral with this massive claim across the world.

This makes sense, because we are all deeply invested in the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines. If true, this claim would have serious implications for our trust in the vaccines, and indeed governments across the world.

Fortunately, it is completely and utterly false. The claim is based on a very simple misreading of the documents, and some truly woeful science.

Let’s have a look at the data.

The Claim

The claim itself is quite hard to source. Despite dozens (if not hundreds) of viral tweets…