“New RCT study shows the ‘conventional’ Novavax COVID vaccine has a similar side effect profile to the routine meningococcal vaccine, and fewer side effects than the mRNA options. Side effects are a leading cause of COVID vaccine hesitancy. This can help.”
Novavax data from South Korea 2022, 2 doses Novavax vs 3 doses of Pfizer.
Novavax - 19,485 infected within 6 months out of 104,004.
Pfizer - 10,445 infected out of 33,841, within 6 months. Severe infection was similar.
excellent explanation thread of differences between Novavax and MRNA vaccines.
“Novavax, likely because its stimulation method is slow and steady, instead of creating a hot and heavy pseudoinfection in your muscles like RNA, does not induce the IgG4 isotype switch. It instead generates more IgG3, with the most Fc effector function.”