Some wonder why people don’t trust the media. Here is one example from Forbes:

“How Effective Is Pfizer Against Delta? Here’s What We Know”

What the author says: “…data from Israel suggests just 41% effectiveness.”

What the author did: Averaged a declining rate, to make the shot look better.

The graph shows the truth:

And then, there’s this:

“…efficacy was 79% for those who received their second dose in April, 69% for March, 44% for February, and 16% for people who were fully-vaccinated back in January.

The average for those four vaccination months gives Pfizer’s vaccine an overall figure of 41% effective.”

Now, it’s been awhile since I was in grade-school, but it seems the average comes to 52%, not 41%:

79 + 69 + 44 + 16 = 208

208 / 4 = 52

The author’s credentials:

— Has a PhD in Evolutionary Biology
— Has written for Scientific American and BBC Science Focus
— Claims to be a “science communicator”

It is beyond disappointing that NONE of the editors at FORBES caught these errors…

The data comes from a report from Israel’s Health Ministry which shows just how quickly the Pfizer vaccine is waning, and why the nation’s rate of “breakthrough” COVID is so rampant.