The Novavax vaccine just received emergency use authorization from the FDA.
citizens with another option."From a scientific standpoint, I think the fact that we have another tool to be able to mix and match with other vaccines to come up with theHow does the Novavax vaccine differ from other COVID vaccines?
"The chief difference that this is a protein-based vaccine, as Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are mRNA-based and the Johnson & Johnson uses a different virus to deliver the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2," Dr. Adalja says. Novavax is a vaccine that delivers the spike protein"directly in the form of a protein," which produces an immune response in the body that will protect against a future interaction with the virus.
That being said, because the Novavax vaccine uses a spike protein based on the"ancestral" strain of the virus ,"it will likely have difficulty in preventinginfections from Omicron variants, just like the current other current vaccines," Dr. Adalja says. But one thing that differs in Novavax is that the spike protein is coupled with an adjuvant,"a substance that stimulates the immune system," Dr.
Common side effects are similar to other vaccines, including fatigue, tenderness or pain at the injection site, headache, and muscle pain. There has also been some concern over the vaccine's ability to cause myocarditis and pericarditis.
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