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VERIFY: The two ways to calculate how much your risk is reduced by getting the COVID vaccines

WASHINGTON — By now we've all heard that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has an efficacy rate of 95%, Moderna of 94%, and Johnson & Johnson about 66%; what you may not have known is that rate's technical ...
Reuters

Fact Check: Why Relative Risk Reduction, not Absolute Risk Reduction, is most often used in calculating vaccine efficacy

Referring to a “peer reviewed study” published in medical journal The Lancet, users on social media have erroneously claimed that the reported efficacy rates for the available COVID-19 vaccines are ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Different Communication of HIV Risk Affects PrEP Interest

Absolute risk communication increased PrEP interest more than relative risk communication among MSM, though not significantly. Many participants underestimated their HIV risk, with a majority ...
Oregonian

Dear Doctor: How do doctors calculate absolute risk reduction numbers when considering use of statins?

DEAR DR. ROACH: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my “borderline” cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned ...