Novavax as a Booster (Australia)
Avoid unless absolutely necessary.
Ok, I think it’s time to write about Novavax again.
Let’s start off by saying, “that didn’t take long!”.
They started off by making Novavax available, at long last, but ONLY as a primary dose. That made absolutely no medical sense at the time, but as we have come to know, this is not about medicine, but about politics, pharma contracts and supply chain management. Those are the inputs into the Australian government’s decisions about what is injected into your and your family’s bloodstreams.
So, they “provisionally” approved Novavax on 24 Jan 2022 and then only 5 weeks later on 2 Mar 2022 “opened the window” to its use as a booster. The Science™ must have changed in that 5 weeks.
I want to focus on the language they used in the booster announcement, because even when they “retreat” they do it in the most miserly and arrogant manner, so as to remind us of who is still boss.
Let’s look at the language in the announcement.
ATAGI recommendations on the use of a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine (health.gov.au)
Nuvaxovid (Novavax) has been provisionally approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for use in a primary course of COVID-19 vaccination. There are limited data on the safety and immunogenicity of Novavax as a booster dose and it is not TGA-registered for this indication. ATAGI advises that Novavax can be used as a booster dose in an individual aged 18 or older if no other COVID-19 vaccine brand is suitable for that individual.
“There are limited data on the safety and immunogenicity of Novavax as a booster dose”.
So, what is their “limited data”? This from page 6:
Another phase 2 randomised controlled trial in adults aged 30 years or older (N=2,878) investigated a booster dose of Novavax administered approximately 2.5 months after a two dose primary series of AstraZeneca, or approximately 3 months after a two dose primary series of Pfizer in a heterologous vaccine schedule. 37 Local and systemic adverse events following a Novavax booster dose were not frequently reported compared to the other booster vaccines investigated; however they were more common in participants who had received an AstraZeneca primary series compared with those who received a Pfizer primary series. Overall, reactogenicity was greater in people aged 30 to 69 years compared to those aged 70 years and older. When comparing pre-booster levels to 28-days post[1]Novavax booster, antibody levels increased 6.7-fold in the AstraZeneca primary series group (vs. 15.96 with a Pfizer booster) and 3.57-fold in the Pfizer primary series group (vs. 5.71 with a Pfizer booster).
For the record Phase 2 data is no data at all. Unless they have quality, long term Phase 3 data, then they have do data at all. They are just making it up as they go.
Now let’s focus on the most important line:
“if no other COVID-19 vaccine brand is suitable for that individual”
What does that mean?
They don’t tell us.
It is IMPLIED that the doctor will determine if it is suitable. As you know, the doctors will not do that. There is no test to determine “suitability”.
But the clue to the answer lies elsewhere in the ATAGI document where they discuss AZ as a booster.
For people who have received a primary course of the AstraZeneca vaccine, including those who are severely immunocompromised, AstraZeneca vaccine is no longer a recommended vaccine for use as a booster, even when there are no contraindications or precautions for its further use. However, it can still be used for this purpose in individuals who decline receiving an mRNA vaccine as a booster dose. There is no requirement for people who have already received a booster dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to receive an additional dose of mRNA vaccine.
“…in individuals who decline receiving an mRNA vaccine as a booster dose.”
So, said another way, they have opened the window for the patient “to decline” an mRNA jab, without any qualifiers. I am going to reframe it a bit and say that they have opened the window for the patient “to decline” a genetic jab that includes Pfizer, AZ and Moderna that are all using different genetic tech to get YOUR CELLS to become massive spike protein factories. There is genetic tech used in Novavax but not in the way of the other three. The Novavax spike protein is created outside of your body, not by your cells, and as a result leads to far less spike in your body.
So, what do we do with all of this? How do we turn it into practical strategy?
Unless your back is to the wall, don’t take any of these jabs, including Novavax. There are risks to Novavax that have started to emerge and I’ll get to soon.
Find a doctor or clinic that has Novavax and simply just tell them that you are there for your Novavax booster. Don’t make any excuses. Most of these people that you will be dealing with, including doctors, are just following forms and instructions and it’s quite possible they will not know, or make a fuss about, the “suitability” issue.
Now, if that doesn’t work, and the doctor has read the memo and wants to be a bit fussy and ask why, then tell him any version of a story that works for you. Here is one example that may or may not suit you.
“I’m terrified of the genetic jabs doc, I took Pfizer because my back was to the wall, but I didn’t sleep for nights before and after. My sister/brother/friend/neighbour came down with myocarditis/died/shingles/pulmonary embolism and I’m sick to the stomach that I will too. In fact, I think I had some chest pains the other day. Don’t get me wrong, I WANT to be vaccinated, and I WANT to be boosted and do my bit for the country, and I’m happy to take Novavax but not the other ones”…you could deliver this with maybe a tear in your eye and a quivering lower lip.
If you actually did have a direct reaction to either of the first two doses, tell the doctor ALL about it, at length. The pain, suffering and terror of it all. Maybe a quivering lower lip also and a handkerchief.
Remember, this is a War, let’s not pussy foot around what they are trying to do to us and what’s at stake.
Also, let me say this again. A large part of this fiasco is about supply chain management and not letting product that they have bought go to waste.
They said as much in Australian Doctor News.
ATAGI backs Novavax shot as 'last resort' booster | Australian Doctor Group (ausdoc.com.au)
With a refrigerated shelf life of six months, there have been concerns that GPs’ supplies of Nuvaxovid — which comes in multidose vials of 10 — will go to waste if not used for booster doses.
Shop around for a doctor until you find one that will give you Novavax.
Now onto the risks.
First, I want to say that from the beginning I recommended using “I’m waiting for Novavax” as a delay strategy. One that would be socially acceptable and one that might buy you time with employers.
Then is Dec 2021 I wrote about the Phase 3 trial.
And I said:
So, if anyone does decide to take it, because a gun has been put to our head, then the best course of action, based on the current available info is to wait a few months and track the real world reports on injury. If there is nothing significant to worry about, then you are good to go.
Well, here we are in March 22, two months after writing that and with it available as a booster. We are starting to see stories of Novavax injury (click on the images below to read the stories in Instagram):
Bottom line:
It’s fair to say that Novavax is less risky than the other three (arguably a lot less risky).
It’s also fair to say that Novavax is NOT safe, in the true meaning of the word. The way we used to use the word about flu vaccines.
Stay away from it if you can.
Further reading/viewing:
A New Kid on the Block - by Andreas Oehler (substack.com)
The Latest Update From CHD TV (salsalabs.org)
will the novavax vaccine be a good booster option? (substack.com)
Novavax. A Day Late and a Dollar Short. (substack.com)
Imagine managing to hold out for two years for a safer vaccine only to be injured by it. How devastating for these poor people. Thank you for helping to give these innocent victims of violent crime a voice.
Too bad you didn't tell about the Novavax jab injuries. Not everyone wants to be on instagram.