Novavax to the rescue?

[LuFins Dad]

https://news.yahoo.com/eu-signs-initial-deal-novavax-132118510.html

Over 90% effectiveness against COVID 19 and the most prominent variants including Delta. It’s more traditional technology which makes it more appealing to the hesitant, and it has lower side effect levels…

[89th]

It even has a cooler name.

[mark]

Excellent!

[xenon]

Good news.

I'm curious about the anti-vaxxers, though. Is mRNA just an excuse for their general hesitancy - or are there a sizable number of people out there who will take a traditional vaccine, but just not mRNA.

[George K]

@xenon said in Novavax to the rescue?:

Is mRNA just an excuse for their general hesitancy

Here's Steve Bannon interviewing the "inventor of mRNA vaccines."

https://rumble.com/vkfz1v-the-vaccine-causes-the-virus-to-be-more-dangerous.html

No, I didn't watch it.

[xenon]

@george-k I watched a little bit of it. He's claiming that we're already seeing antibody dependent enhancement with the pfizer vaccine. I don't know what data he's using to claim that. (I get the theory why ADE could be an issue).

And from what he's saying ADE isn't unique to mRNA vaccines (he talks about vaccines from years past where this was an issue).

[Copper]


[Doctor Phibes]

@george-k said in Novavax to the rescue?:

Here's Steve Bannon

When you've led a life as healthy as Steve clearly has, you can see why you might be reluctant to risk it all with a vaccination.