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In medicine, effectiveness is not the same as efficacy. Here\u2019s what you need to know<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever heard the words efficacy and effectiveness being used interchangeably? You probably have used them as synonyms at times, especially in describing COVID-19 vaccines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, this article is here to first inform you of their difference, with a focus on vaccine efficacy and effectiveness which has been wrongly used and has thus led to one form of misinformation or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start with the term public health impact. This is usually measured to place the association between an exposure and an outcome into a meaningful public health context. Measures of public health impact reflect the burden that exposure contributes to the frequency of disease in the population and two methods are often used; the attributable proportion and efficacy or effectiveness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term efficacy and effectiveness have been used interchangeably when it comes to vaccines and more often with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two terms are used to describe how well a drug or vaccine works; however, they are not actually the same thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continue Reading<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact Checks of the Week<\/strong>              <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No evidence Igbariam\/Akwuzu killings were perpetrated by Fulanis as claimed on Twitter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n