Don, Can’t thank you enough for all of the time you have put in on this.
I went out of state and got my Novavax and plan to travel to a second state next month to get my second shot. I am hoping to get the booster within six months of the first shot with my main concern being that Novavax has only emergency use authorization and not knowing when the Feds may end the public health emergency. Heard rumor that authorization set to end in January may not be extended.
I followed you on twitter and followed you over to here. I got my Novovax shot as a “booster” from a local clinic. How soon would I need to get another shot since I need it as a new primary?
Thank you for this! I always appreciate more info I can share with family and friends. Question: should the booster come within 8 months after the 1st dose or the 2nd? And what timing would you recommend between doses 1 and 2?
My experience:
3x mRNA: I received mRNA Jan ‘21, Feb ‘21, and a booster Dec ‘21. I had really unpleasant side effects (fevers ~102°, aches, headaches, and violent chills for 2-3 days) after each dose.
1x Infection: I got COVID June ‘22. Felt like a bad cold (about the same as my mRNA side effects), plus a Pax rebound.
2x Nova: I “started over” with Novavax in Sept ‘22 and just got my second dose (no side effects either time, I’m thrilled!) I’m hoping that the supply will be available for me to get a booster in May (assuming 6 months from 2nd dose is best)
Other: I work from home, wear a 3M Aura when around others indoors, and carry an Aranet CO2 monitor (leaving places with poor ventilation).
I had my first Novavax booster 4 days ago. The different between this and my MRNA experience is, well, mind blowing. I was flattened for 5 days with my Pfizer booster - so much so that I waited for nearly a year, and for Novavax to become available, to get a second boost. The only side effect with Nvax has been slight chest heaviness. No headache, fever, or body aches. What a difference. Question: This is my fourth shot (3x MRNA). Do I now require a second Nvax 7-8 weeks from now or does this build on what has been ‘seeded’ by the original shots? Thanks!
Thank you for this. Now I feel a need to vent, and for my mental health's sake I'm going to do it now. I hadn't expected the mucosal immunity, but long suspected the Novavax vaccine created a better general immunity to all variants, vs. a tightly focused immunity on a small protein segment by the mRNA vaccines (not because they are mRNA, but because they picked the lazy option for an easy response which also happens to be a site where frequent changes already take place). The depressing thing for me is the extreme corruption in Canada's Health authority coupled with Novavax much lower ability to grease their palms by handout to relatives, donations, etc. has caused the supply of Novavax to disappear from much (all?) of Canada. :-(
My GP organized me getting it. 11 months past 3 Pfizers, First last month, no reaction but a little itchiness at site, 2nd at end of month. (Lost a day with the 2 and 3rd Pfizer reactions)
Hi Don, thanks so much for this article. I’m wondering if I got my first dose of novavax late July and my second dose mid October, did I mess up the timing since that was more than 8 weeks?
Thanks Don this is very helpful. If you don't mind answering, my schedule has been:
Pfizer Comirnaty: 4 Jun 2021
Pfizer Comirnaty: 8 Jul 2021
Moderna Spikevax: 22 Dec 2021
Novavax Nuvaxovid: 8 Jul 2022
Novavax Nuvaxovid: 12 Nov 2022
From here, should my strategy be (a) all set; (b) get Novavax number "3" in April 2023; or (c) treat 12 Nov as my 1st shot and look for number "2" in 7-8 weeks time?
Hi! Thanks for all you do! I first came across your huge long covid article many months ago, which is where I got my first taste for upgrading masks - which has made me feel so much safer.
I got my initial mRNA vax series in 2021 and ended with the booster in Dec '21. I had never had covid and no reaction to the mRNA vaccines. A few weeks after my booster at the end of Dec '21, I was infected for the first time. I've since had long covid this entire year. I'm very hesitant to take another vax because I don't want to make my LC worse... but I also don't want to get reinfected and worsen my LC before it heals. I'm in quite a pickle.
My antibody levels are sky high from others I've seen, sitting at 23,000 U/ml. I've seen one doctor on Twitter suggest not getting vaccinated until levels are less than 5,000. I'm also considering the bivalent booster to see if I can tolerate that before doing Novavax.
Have you seen a difference in vax tolerance b/w people with viral persistence vs autoimmune/inflammation as the cause? I appreciate any insight as I try to navigate making a decision & greatly appreciate it so much, thank you!!
I have received a primary series of Novavax with the second shot 8 weeks after the first. Now I wait for the booster. Also, after my first Novavax shot, it cleared this inflammation in my body that I was experiencing after I got covid back in March. It disappeared. I can only relate it to Novavax. There’s no other explanation.
So if I've had a mixture of Pfizer and Moderna, most recently the bivalent Pfizer, how would I go about switching to Novavax? And do you think it will be approved for 12-17 in Canada?
Looks like my spell correct gave out on the final edit, so that email is just going to be filled with shame forever.
Fixed now, but that's going to be a new PTSD trigger for a while.
Don, Can’t thank you enough for all of the time you have put in on this.
I went out of state and got my Novavax and plan to travel to a second state next month to get my second shot. I am hoping to get the booster within six months of the first shot with my main concern being that Novavax has only emergency use authorization and not knowing when the Feds may end the public health emergency. Heard rumor that authorization set to end in January may not be extended.
I followed you on twitter and followed you over to here. I got my Novovax shot as a “booster” from a local clinic. How soon would I need to get another shot since I need it as a new primary?
Thank you for this! I always appreciate more info I can share with family and friends. Question: should the booster come within 8 months after the 1st dose or the 2nd? And what timing would you recommend between doses 1 and 2?
My experience:
3x mRNA: I received mRNA Jan ‘21, Feb ‘21, and a booster Dec ‘21. I had really unpleasant side effects (fevers ~102°, aches, headaches, and violent chills for 2-3 days) after each dose.
1x Infection: I got COVID June ‘22. Felt like a bad cold (about the same as my mRNA side effects), plus a Pax rebound.
2x Nova: I “started over” with Novavax in Sept ‘22 and just got my second dose (no side effects either time, I’m thrilled!) I’m hoping that the supply will be available for me to get a booster in May (assuming 6 months from 2nd dose is best)
Other: I work from home, wear a 3M Aura when around others indoors, and carry an Aranet CO2 monitor (leaving places with poor ventilation).
Hi Don,
I had my first Novavax booster 4 days ago. The different between this and my MRNA experience is, well, mind blowing. I was flattened for 5 days with my Pfizer booster - so much so that I waited for nearly a year, and for Novavax to become available, to get a second boost. The only side effect with Nvax has been slight chest heaviness. No headache, fever, or body aches. What a difference. Question: This is my fourth shot (3x MRNA). Do I now require a second Nvax 7-8 weeks from now or does this build on what has been ‘seeded’ by the original shots? Thanks!
Thank you for this. Now I feel a need to vent, and for my mental health's sake I'm going to do it now. I hadn't expected the mucosal immunity, but long suspected the Novavax vaccine created a better general immunity to all variants, vs. a tightly focused immunity on a small protein segment by the mRNA vaccines (not because they are mRNA, but because they picked the lazy option for an easy response which also happens to be a site where frequent changes already take place). The depressing thing for me is the extreme corruption in Canada's Health authority coupled with Novavax much lower ability to grease their palms by handout to relatives, donations, etc. has caused the supply of Novavax to disappear from much (all?) of Canada. :-(
My GP organized me getting it. 11 months past 3 Pfizers, First last month, no reaction but a little itchiness at site, 2nd at end of month. (Lost a day with the 2 and 3rd Pfizer reactions)
Thanks for all the info!
Hi Don, thanks so much for this article. I’m wondering if I got my first dose of novavax late July and my second dose mid October, did I mess up the timing since that was more than 8 weeks?
Hi Don. You back up on Twitter, Mastodon?
@don ford -Is getting the second dose of nova at 7-8 preferred / potentially of greater efficacy than getting it at 3 weeks?
I think I know the answer to this. But looking for opinions.
2/28/2021 Pfizer 1st dose (full)
3/21/2021 Pfizer 2nd dose (full)
9/18/2021 Moderna full dose
3/29/2022 Moderna booster dose (half-dose)
9/3/2022 Novavax 1st dose
9/15/2022 COVID infection
10/29/2022 Novavax 2nd dose
Should I bother with the bivalent booster in between waiting for Novavax booster in April 2023?
Want to second that: thank you Don for the public service you are doing.
Thanks Don this is very helpful. If you don't mind answering, my schedule has been:
Pfizer Comirnaty: 4 Jun 2021
Pfizer Comirnaty: 8 Jul 2021
Moderna Spikevax: 22 Dec 2021
Novavax Nuvaxovid: 8 Jul 2022
Novavax Nuvaxovid: 12 Nov 2022
From here, should my strategy be (a) all set; (b) get Novavax number "3" in April 2023; or (c) treat 12 Nov as my 1st shot and look for number "2" in 7-8 weeks time?
Hi! Thanks for all you do! I first came across your huge long covid article many months ago, which is where I got my first taste for upgrading masks - which has made me feel so much safer.
I got my initial mRNA vax series in 2021 and ended with the booster in Dec '21. I had never had covid and no reaction to the mRNA vaccines. A few weeks after my booster at the end of Dec '21, I was infected for the first time. I've since had long covid this entire year. I'm very hesitant to take another vax because I don't want to make my LC worse... but I also don't want to get reinfected and worsen my LC before it heals. I'm in quite a pickle.
My antibody levels are sky high from others I've seen, sitting at 23,000 U/ml. I've seen one doctor on Twitter suggest not getting vaccinated until levels are less than 5,000. I'm also considering the bivalent booster to see if I can tolerate that before doing Novavax.
Have you seen a difference in vax tolerance b/w people with viral persistence vs autoimmune/inflammation as the cause? I appreciate any insight as I try to navigate making a decision & greatly appreciate it so much, thank you!!
I have received a primary series of Novavax with the second shot 8 weeks after the first. Now I wait for the booster. Also, after my first Novavax shot, it cleared this inflammation in my body that I was experiencing after I got covid back in March. It disappeared. I can only relate it to Novavax. There’s no other explanation.
So if I've had a mixture of Pfizer and Moderna, most recently the bivalent Pfizer, how would I go about switching to Novavax? And do you think it will be approved for 12-17 in Canada?