vaccine question

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They’re doing blind studies but a double crossover. https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/04/21/novavax-covid-vaccine-colorado/
I’m wondering how the vaccines are known to be effective or not. I assume most people who haven’t gotten it by now are good at avoiding it and don’t expose themselves to the virus anyway. How do they really know how effective they are?