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Pfizer says its vaccine is 100 percent against severe illness is moderna the same?

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I find it hard to accept that anything is 100%. I expect it is an exaggeration to counter ~65 % prevention vs Maderna's 95% , If you never get it you can't get a severe case. I think we will find out in a year or 2 what the functional benefit of the approved vaccines.

Answered 3/12/2021

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Dr. George Klauber answered

Specializes in Pediatric Urology

Both vaccines are fantastically good & both appear to be equally efficatious, only Moderna vaccine is more convenient for distribution because it does not require anywhere near the extreme cold storage temperatures required by Pfizer. Nothing in the world is 100%. So advise accept which ever vaccine is available first including Johnson & Johnson.

Answered 3/14/2021

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Dr. Deborah Ungerleider answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

From the CDC website: Based on evidence from clinical trials, the Moderna vaccine was 94.1% effective at preventing laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 illness in people who received two doses who had no evidence of being previously infected. Preliminary data suggest high vaccine efficacy (95.0%) in preventing COVID-19 following receipt of two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Answered 3/14/2021

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