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

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