COVID-19 vaccination
2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 11, 2020 by Chamath Palihapitiya · across every show →
Everything said about COVID-19 vaccination, oldest first
Nov 11, 2020 neutral
Chamath: 40% vaccine adoption at 90% efficacy will not reduce R0 below one
“If you take a 90% efficacy, and you assume at most in the United States, 40% of people will take the actual vaccination, you'll have 36% of the population covered, which is still not enough to get the R naught less than one.”
Apr 23, 2021 negative
Sacks calls wearing masks after vaccination the blue equivalent of MAGA hats
“Wearing a mask after you're vaccinated is now, it's like the blue equivalent of the red MAGA hat, where it's completely performative to say, hey, I'm on team blue. You know, even though, like, scientifically, it's meaningless.”