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Christian Yates, The Conversation

Absolute vs relative risk: AstraZeneca faces case in the UK for ‘inflating’ vaccine efficacy

A man who suffered a severe brain injury after receiving the shot in April 2021 has sued the pharmaceutical company.

Christian Yates, The Conversation
· Nov 27, 2023 · 10:00 pm
Antibody tests with over 90% accuracy seem like game changers – until you do the math

In populations with low disease spread, false positives can outnumber true positives.

Christian Yates, The Conversation
· May 10, 2020 · 09:30 pm
Have we been calculating dog years all wrong this whole time?

A study suggests that it makes more sense to look at your pets’ developmental milestones than to co-relate their lifespan with human years.

Christian Yates, The Conversation
· Nov 30, 2019 · 08:30 pm