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?”
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!
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.
@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.
@misc
Nobody know wtf they’re supposed to be doing at this point. Just a total public health faceplant.