02-17-2022, 07:41 PM
It turns out that Novavax may in fact be quite effective vs infection with Omicron. This didn't get much play back in December, but I saw that someone read a paper and pointed out that the manufacturer was really bad at PR (and was having trouble with logistics for production, which was also holding back approval).
I think I would quite like a Novavax booster. I hope that having had a Moderna booster won't make it harder for me to access the Novavax booster. (And I even went and told NZ about it. Maybe I shouldn't have. But hey, if one has enough resources one can always get boosters in the US regardless of what one has already.)
Well, it's indirect, but a more effective vaccine absolutely means that the virus will have fewer effects on our society. If we can get people to take it. I mean, I'll get in line as soon as I can, but we really do depend on other people getting the vaccine as well.
There are antivax and there are vaccine hesitant. The antivax are going to use motivated reasoning to find new reasons not to trust Novavax. Objectively, there are just as many reasons to not trust it (different ones) than to not trust the mRNA vaccines. It might sway some of the few remaining vaccine hesitant.
Easier distribution will help a lot too, though there are other vaccines out there (not in Canada) that are easier to distribute as well. And the mRNA vaccines have gotten easier to distribute as they're relaxed the initial cold chain requirements, which were quite strict.
I think I would quite like a Novavax booster. I hope that having had a Moderna booster won't make it harder for me to access the Novavax booster. (And I even went and told NZ about it. Maybe I shouldn't have. But hey, if one has enough resources one can always get boosters in the US regardless of what one has already.)
(02-17-2022, 03:32 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Lifting restrictions isn't directly related to the effectiveness of the vaccine, it should be related to the effects of the virus on our society--are people getting sick, is our healthcare system struggling, etc.
Well, it's indirect, but a more effective vaccine absolutely means that the virus will have fewer effects on our society. If we can get people to take it. I mean, I'll get in line as soon as I can, but we really do depend on other people getting the vaccine as well.
There are antivax and there are vaccine hesitant. The antivax are going to use motivated reasoning to find new reasons not to trust Novavax. Objectively, there are just as many reasons to not trust it (different ones) than to not trust the mRNA vaccines. It might sway some of the few remaining vaccine hesitant.
Easier distribution will help a lot too, though there are other vaccines out there (not in Canada) that are easier to distribute as well. And the mRNA vaccines have gotten easier to distribute as they're relaxed the initial cold chain requirements, which were quite strict.