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What to make of the news about the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine? — Whalespan

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What to make of the news about the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine?

Peter Attia10m · 2021-04-14

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◐Partially SupportedThe J&J COVID-19 vaccine has been associated with six serious clotting episodes out of 6.9 million doses administered in the US, with one fatality.◐Partially SupportedThe number needed to treat (NNT) to prevent serious infection, hospitalization, ICU admission, or death with the J&J vaccine is 58.◐Partially SupportedThe absolute risk reduction for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines was approximately 0.9%, while the absolute risk reduction for the J&J vaccine was approximately 1.7%.◐Partially SupportedVaccination prevents serious infections requiring hospitalization.Partially Supported

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The risk of dying while driving to the airport is approximately 100 times greater than the risk of a plane crash.

◐Partially SupportedBlood clots in the brain or lungs are life-threatening.

◐Partially SupportedThe rate of death in the placebo group was 13,752 deaths per million.

◐Partially SupportedIn a vaccine trial, 7 deaths occurred in the placebo group out of approximately 20,000 participants, compared to zero deaths in the vaccine group.

◐Partially SupportedVaccination reduces ICU admissions by 4.5% absolute risk reduction, with a number needed to treat of 22 to prevent one ICU admission.