In this case the fake news is starting from NJ. 1/1000 vaxxed getting COVID does not mean the vaccine is 99.9% effective. That is utter BS and a complete distortion of the facts and gives ammo to the anti-vaxxers. The real effective rate would measure the reduction of COVID compared to the unvaxxed. That’s how Pfizer and Moderna report their numbers.
Noticed that too, not sure what they’re thinking. Ridiculous.
ETA: Looked at TLS article - how’d they manage to write that there were only 39 COVID cases in the vaxxed when NJ clearly reports 3,474? Would help if they would actually post sources.
They probably made a mistake (shocker) and mean deaths, although they’re still off.