Notices by Jeff Gilchrist (jeffgilchrist@mstdn.science), page 2

They found a notable difference in the percentage of reported side effect symptoms with Novavax being lower in each category:
* 30.8% lower muscle pain
* 30.4% lower injection site pain
* 25.7% lower fatigue
* 25.4% lower injection site tenderness
* 24.9% lower malaise
* 22.4% lower swelling
* 18.3% lower headache
* 17.5% lower joint pain
* 13% lower redness
* 12% lower fever
* 3.5% lower nausea/vomiting

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What about people who had mRNA doses previously but want to consider Novavax?

There have been several studies now that found mixing the two, getting mRNA and then Novavax actually gave better results than just mRNA on its own. 12/

ASHRAE Standard 241, Control of Infectious Aerosols ( https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/bookstore/ashrae-standard-241-control-of-infectious-aerosols ) was released in July 2023 so this should now be adopted and required by governments in air quality standards for buildings like they already require clean drinking water standards for these same buildings. 19/

One study found that getting Novavax as a booster after mRNA "may enhance the persistence and durability of vaccine-mediated immunity compared to mRNA options" with slower decay rate compared to an mRNA booster dose and less side effects than mRNA boosters ( https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14760584.2023.2232020 ). H/T: @daniel_e_park 13/

It is important to have good indoor air quality, not just from viruses but also for cognitive function and from other air pollutants (like wildfire smoke) which have been linked to various health problems ( https://mstdn.science/@jeffgilchrist/109580638330581137 ). 20/

A randomized controlled trial found that getting a Novavax dose after Pfizer mRNA elicited the highest humoral and peak cellular immune responses ( https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(23)00330-4/fulltext ). H/T: @michaelzlin 14/

Neutralising antibodies against Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 were higher with Novavax after mRNA compared to two mRNA doses. The mRNA + Novavax combination also had the lowest rate of breakthrough infections and the study also found fewer moderate and severe systemic adverse effects for Novavax than Pfizer mRNA. 15/

Now you have more details as to how Novavax is different and some of the nice benefits including for people who had mRNA shots previously. I'm hoping that the Matrix-M adjuvant will again show its ability to broaden the immune system's ability to choose epitopes so that it might continue to work better for upcoming variants as it did when BA.1 and BA.5 emerged. 16/

FYI, I do not work for Novavax or have any investments or make any money from Novavax selling products. I am a little confused as to why Novavax just recently filed their regulatory approval paperwork with Health Canada as many people are waiting for the fall boosters so it would be a shame if they were not available soon like the mRNA fall boosters are expected to be. 17/

While vaccines are important, they should be the last layer of protection to rely on in case all the other layers fail and you end up getting exposed to a pathogen. Vaccines should not be the one and only layer governments all seem to be currently relying on. 18/

How #respirators actually work and which type is best?

I see many people claiming #masks don't work. This thread will explain *how* they block #viruses much smaller than the size of the holes in the #filter and why you can still smell nasty things while wearing effective masks. ? 1/

This thread is long so a 1 page unrolled version can be found here: https://pingthread.com/thread/1602994049815908353