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A 4th coronavirus vaccine will be headed to the US; Scientists say shot could end pandemic
WishTV ^ | 08/13/2021 | Dr. Mary Gillis, D.Ed.

Posted on 08/13/2021 6:50:18 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

A fourth coronavirus vaccine is making its way to the United States.

Health experts say the vaccine, Covavax, is the most effective to date showing protection against the original COVID-19 strain, but also against variants of concern. Covavax is the Indian brand name for Novavax, the American Company that developed the vaccine.

Researchers from 113 sites across the country assessed 29,000 infected patients. Results of the study showed it was 100% effective against the original SARs-CoV-2 and 93% against the alpha and delta strains, both of which are on the World Health Organization’s list of variants of concern.

But what’s so special about Covavax compared to Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson?

What they are doing is producing a protein that is immunogenic, which seems to be a stable part of the coronavirus as the virus mutates,” Dr. Christopher Doehring, vice president of medical affairs at Franciscan Health, told News 8. “Their proprietary piece helps [the vaccine] to be delivered into the human body and allows the immune system to recognize it effectively and develop a robust response.”

Not only does Covavax offer high protection, Doehring says, but side effects are milder compared to other vaccines. Reported side effects include tenderness at the injection site, headache and slight fatigue. On average, symptoms lasted for three days.

The European Union has sealed a deal with the pharmaceutical company responsible for developing the vaccine, Novavax. They will be purchasing 200 million doses, which is a two-shot protocol, of the vaccine.

Novavax is expected to apply for emergency use authorization in the U.S. by the end of the year.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: covavax; covid19; covid1984; morepropaganda; novavax; vaccine
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To: tatown

Yes. And, FRoctors.


21 posted on 08/13/2021 7:16:36 PM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation.)
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To: JennysCool

RE: This is a virus with a 99.7%-plus survival rate.

Well, you can take thr chance that you’re healthy enough and young enough to be among the 99.7%.

The old and sickly MIGHT also survive but there’s a higher chance they could fall in the 0.3%.

Life is always about determining risks vs. benefits.


22 posted on 08/13/2021 7:18:48 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Veto!

I would be willing to take an untested shot even though my doctor says I don’t need it.

That sounds reasonable.


23 posted on 08/13/2021 7:18:59 PM PDT by KierkegaardMAN (This is the sort of stuff up with which I shall not put!)
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To: noexcuses

Too late. Plan your funeral.


24 posted on 08/13/2021 7:19:33 PM PDT by KierkegaardMAN (This is the sort of stuff up with which I shall not put!)
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To: pnz1

RE: Is this the one that’s supposed to be the better vax to get?

Read posts 10, 11 and 14 of this thread.


25 posted on 08/13/2021 7:21:09 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Waiting for the Ronavax /s


26 posted on 08/13/2021 7:21:17 PM PDT by SimpleJack
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To: Jane Long

Well obviously that goes without saying.


27 posted on 08/13/2021 7:21:22 PM PDT by tatown
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To: Rockingham

Still haven’t seen body-bagged corpses being loaded onto flat bed trucks in the streets. It’s not deadly and certainly not a pandemic.


28 posted on 08/13/2021 7:22:30 PM PDT by KierkegaardMAN (This is the sort of stuff up with which I shall not put!)
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To: SeekAndFind
Life is always about determining risks vs. benefits.

Exactly. And there is no benefit, for young or old, in shutting down entire societies out of manufactured fear for a virus with a 99.7%-plus survival rate.

29 posted on 08/13/2021 7:25:23 PM PDT by JennysCool ('It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.' - Mark Twain)
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To: noexcuses

I got my second shot of Pfizer only so I can travel.


30 posted on 08/13/2021 7:25:39 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: SeekAndFind

How many did it kill?


31 posted on 08/13/2021 7:27:30 PM PDT by The MAGA-Deplorian (Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less!)
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To: SeekAndFind
I think the decision to choose a binding domain of the spike protein as the vaccine antigen was perfectly reasonable - in February 2020, when the decision was made.

Unfortunately, it turned out to be a hypervariable region, and Novavax does show some promise as a better product.

32 posted on 08/13/2021 7:28:31 PM PDT by Jim Noble (The nation cannot be saved until the GOP is destroyed)
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To: The MAGA-Deplorian

RE: How many did it kill?

None reported so far, but then, none were reported for the other 3 before they received EUA from the FDA.


33 posted on 08/13/2021 7:34:55 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

Novavax was tested with some aborted cell lines, but is not produced with fetal cell products.

https://s27589.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/06.02.21-warp-speed-vaccines-June.pdf

https://s27589.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CHART-Analysis-of-COVID-19-Vaccines-02June21.pdf

The Novavax (& the India authorized/licensed copy vaccine) is a “subunit protein vaccine” that contains the COVID-19 spike protein....see:

https://www.nebraskamed.com/COVID/moths-and-tree-bark-how-the-novavax-vaccine-works


34 posted on 08/13/2021 7:37:24 PM PDT by Drago
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To: SeekAndFind; Vermont Lt; BobL; Kartographer; JRandomFreeper; Tilted Irish Kilt; Jane Long; ...

Nice sentiment, but the virus will likely find a way around this one, too.

Coronavirus PING!


35 posted on 08/13/2021 7:37:43 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: SeekAndFind
A 4th coronavirus vaccine will be headed to the US; Scientists say shot could end pandemic

I was born in the morning.

It was not however, this morning.

The Plandemic will be over when it has no more to give.

36 posted on 08/13/2021 7:42:31 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (I refuse to be afraid. I refuse to bow. I refuse to take any job I do not wish to. So BUZZ OFF!)
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To: Jane Long

It still has the frickin’ spike protein, which is what is causing all the problems.


37 posted on 08/13/2021 7:45:21 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Novavax is a real vax and the real deal.

I’ll take it if I can find it.


38 posted on 08/13/2021 7:47:22 PM PDT by Mariner (War criminal #18)
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To: SeekAndFind

THIS one will be the one that works. We promise.


39 posted on 08/13/2021 7:48:40 PM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: Jane Long

It’s the same tech as the Rubella vax of MMR fame.

And every child in America has had it.


40 posted on 08/13/2021 7:52:53 PM PDT by Mariner (War criminal #18)
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