You say, "Only people who had previous infection without any vaccination, or who had vaccination without any previous infection, were included in the two respective arms." I presume that is really "... who had vaccination without KNOWN previous infection ..." Did the authors take that into account? There are known to be many asymptomatic or nearly asymptomatic infections.
David Gorksi wrote this morning about how the Orthodox Jewish community in New York (and apparently only in New York) continues to be victimized by antivaxxers.
According to the methods section of the paper, the criterion was no prior documented infection. There is some chance that undetected past infections were included, but these would be in the minority and I don't think would have a huge impact on the results.
I have, unfortunately, seen these things about the ultra-Orthodox community. Unfortunately with so little emphasis placed on secular scientific education in those communities, they become easier targets for antivax charlatans. It's really a shame.
Good morning.
You say, "Only people who had previous infection without any vaccination, or who had vaccination without any previous infection, were included in the two respective arms." I presume that is really "... who had vaccination without KNOWN previous infection ..." Did the authors take that into account? There are known to be many asymptomatic or nearly asymptomatic infections.
David Gorksi wrote this morning about how the Orthodox Jewish community in New York (and apparently only in New York) continues to be victimized by antivaxxers.
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/antivaxxers-are-targeting-orthodox-jews
According to the methods section of the paper, the criterion was no prior documented infection. There is some chance that undetected past infections were included, but these would be in the minority and I don't think would have a huge impact on the results.
I have, unfortunately, seen these things about the ultra-Orthodox community. Unfortunately with so little emphasis placed on secular scientific education in those communities, they become easier targets for antivax charlatans. It's really a shame.