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darad wrote:Just saw this in today's news ... differs from Fauci enthusiasm.
vegman wrote:darad wrote:Just saw this in today's news ... differs from Fauci enthusiasm.
This is not part of the the news, in the sense of reporting by reputable news outlets. The first quote is not from the FDA report, but from this article on an anti-vax, anti-mask site: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/if-you-get-the-pfizer-vax-youre-more-likely-to-get-covid-insider-leaks-fda-study/
The presentation was part of the Reawaken America tour, featuring leaders of the anti-vax/anti-mask movement and the attempt to undo the 2020 Presidential election. https://www.thrivetimeshow.com/reawaken-america-tour/
The presenter is attorney Thomas Renz, the subject of a recent long article in the Washington Post (behind a paywall). https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/09/20/vaccine-lawsuits-thomas-renz-covid/ The upshot is that he has attained fame and fortune by fundraising in anti-vax/anti-mask circles for dubious lawsuits and related activities, he is working with Pam Popper, who has become a major promoter of conspiracy theories regarding vaccines and masks, and his claims are demonstrably false.
Those who choose to believe anti-vax disinformation will find an abundance of it on the Internet. Carefully analyzing it will reveal that it is not true.
Here is the sentence on page 22 of the FDA report (which does not "write off" anything) immediately following the portion quoted by darad: "This observation suggests that while waning immunity is one potential factor that may have contributed to the higher incidence breakthrough cases during the Delta variant surge, it is possible that other factors (e.g., dynamics of Delta variant transmission and potential differences in vaccine effectiveness against the Delta variant vs. strains circulating during the placebo-controlled portion of the trial) may also have contributed."
Antibody dependent enhancement is apparently not a factor in the Covid-19 vaccines or any other routinely used vaccines: https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-safety/antibody-dependent-enhancement-and-vaccines
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