I continually see memes quoting statistics that claim to show the ineffectiveness of vaccines.
Anybody with even middle school level math competency should be able to see through the misrepresentation of these statistics.
A recent example stated that 85.7% of deaths over a particular week in Scotland were vaccinated people. The conclusion drawn was that the vaccines don't work because the vast majority of people dying were vaccinated.
What was left out in the post was that 94% of Scotland has received at least 1 dose and 74% has received 3 doses. That leaves only less than 6% of the population unvaxxed accounting for 12% of the deaths. This data suggests (suggests, doesn't prove anything), just the opposite of the conclusion drawn.
Misuse of statistics makes people look either stupid or dishonest. If you see something posted like this, you should immediately question your source. Anybody passing off this kind of stuff isn't vetting their sources or their numbers either through actual intent to mislead or sheer stupidity. Either way, the source cannot be trusted. Trusting such a source is just allowing yourself to be duped (which makes you a dupe) or a liar yourself.
Hold yourself to higher standards of integrity, please, everybody. It doesn't help anybody to lie about facts or pass on lies about facts.
You are considered unvaxxed if you have not had a booster ie shot number 3. Unvaxxed stats are full of people who've had 2 shots and perhaps even three now that they are recommending a fourth. Classifying someone with three shots as "unvaxxed" is a misuse of stats.
The report I mentioned disaggregated all that data.
No it didn't. You're a propagandists handshake account and there's absolutely nothing to back up your story. You're just saying numbers that have nothing to do with anything
Yes, it did. Did you read the study? I don't think you did.
I know you want to say that anybody who calls you on your misinformation is a "handshake" or "glowie" or whatever other thought ending memes you want to throw out. But the fact that your response is just to gainsay, wave hands, and use thought-enders, tells me that you've given up trying to defend your misinformation.
You're either lying to yourself or you're lying to everybody else.
You didn't inform readers of your post of the numerous disclaimers in the report:
You didn't mention that in Scotland, a high number of people are vaccinated:
These are all direct quotes from your source. None of which you mention in your little meme post. The purpose is clearly to mislead people into thinking the vaccines are not effective, just the opposite of what the data show.
So if you read the report, why did you pass on misleading information about it? Were you trying to be honest?
https://thecountersignal.com/99-per-cent-covid-deaths-in-canada-among-vaccinated/
Tell me how "duh maffs be wong" with this, glowie