inthehands,
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What’s the current evidence on the relative merits of getting Novavax as a booster vs getting yet more Moderna/Pfizer boosters?

I know there was speculation that protein-based vaccines like Novavax •might• provide protection complementary to mRNA-based vaccines, and that mixing and matching •might• do better than merely repeating.

What’s the status of the science on that? A web search suggests “fuzzy.” Anybody have useful info beyond “heard on social media?”

inthehands,
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What info I •have• been able to find:

  • Novavax seems to involve fewer/milder side effects for many
  • It’s approximately as effective as the mRNA ones
  • At 95 days since last booster, I’m now into the period of waning efficacy

So my loose conclusion is: “No harm in the mix and match, maybe some benefit and maybe not.”

If there’s more I should know, either to bolster or to contradict that, I’d love to hear it!

inthehands,
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UPDATE: Previous post seems to jive with what info I was able to gather.

Got a Novavax booster yesterday. (That’s on top of my 2023 Moderna back in Sep.) No problem with the additional booster; I just signed up and got one.

~26 hours after the shot, zero side effects so far. Not just mild. Zero.

misc,
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@inthehands Hmm I got my last shot in Sept also. And got covid a month ago. Hadn't even considered getting Novavax sooner than next fall. 🤔

inthehands,
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I got it at the CVS at my local Target. Apparently all CVS locations have it, or are supposed to.

FYI, the CVS web site said that appointments are not necessary. That is false; ours turned us away and told us to get an appt and come back.

I was pissed until I saw the reason: severe understaffing behind the counter, end of year prescription rush, pharmacist at the end of her rope.

inthehands,
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When I came back for the shot, the pharmacist thanked me profusely just because I wasn’t mean to her when I had to wait 10 min. 😢 The disinvestment, the corporate cost-cutting, the human cost-making it causes…

jongary,

@inthehands i have trouble with their just-in-the-nick-of-time stocking of some of the stuff i need. The staff behind the counter are great, but corporate management is squeezing the bejesus out of them.

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