Thanks to Ed M.
The Washington Post reported that Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, director of the National Institutes of Health and former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, delayed the publication of a study in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report showing the COVID-19 vaccine significantly reduced the chances of hospitalization and emergency department (ED) visits last season.
The report was to be published on March 19. According to anonymous sources, Bhattacharya had issues with the methodology, but sources told the newspaper the methodology is the same one used to assess the efficacy of flu vaccines. According to the unpublished report, which was shared with the Post, from September to December last year, people who had received an updated seasonal COVID vaccine reduced their likelihood of ED and urgent care visits by 50% and the likelihood of COVID-associated hospitalizations by 55%