New York – Omicron sub-variants evades antibody responses from Covid vaccines but a new lab study suggests that the current booster doses can be effective. University of Washington researchers saw the functional impact of mutations in Omicron sub-variants. They used Moderna, Pfizer, Novavax, Janssen, AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, and Sputnik V vaccines. All two-dose vaccines, except for Janssen’s single dose vaccine were …
Toronto – Toronto Public Health (TPH) will begin administering Novavax vaccines to residents 18 years and older at Metro Toronto Convention Centre vaccination clinic on Thursdays, beginning April 21. Residents can book their appointment at TPHbookings.ca if they would like to receive the Novavax vaccine. Residents can also get an appointment if their primary care provider sends a referral to …
Ottawa – Novavax has been approved for use by Health Canada and it is different as it uses no human-derived materials in its development and uses instead an insect cell line. It it is also different than the mRNA vaccines as in this type of vaccine, the proteins are the virus.
