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Novavax vaccine trial part 4 - STILL waiting for approval

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Frazzled2207 · 01/10/2021 10:33

Here we are again

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Torvean · 28/01/2022 12:45

I'm sorry @ItsSnowJokes. It's crap we were ever put in this situation.
In Scotland we are now expected to self-isolate for 10 days if a close contact as our vaccine status still doesn't show Novavax. I didn't get 2xPfizer for this. And my Covid passport is invalidated as it doesn't show a booster..
13 weeks since filing...

Dreamer1989 · 02/02/2022 21:16

What happens if it never gets approved in UK?

ItsSnowJokes · 03/02/2022 06:47

@Dreamer1989

What happens if it never gets approved in UK?
I think then all trialists will need to have an approved vaccine. I cannot belive MHRA are taking as long as they are.
WinterAsh · 03/02/2022 12:23

Catching up with this I'm so glad I managed to catch my trial center and withdraw before they transferred our details out to the NHS app (I explicitly told them not to share my data).
I subsequently had 2 Pfizer (first knocked me sideways) and a booster and it's just these that show on my records.

I was glad to have helped at first, and from a purely selfish perspective glad I got the real deal in Nov 20, but its been really poorly managed in these later stages.

Torvean · 03/02/2022 13:12

So glad we finally have approval. What's 11 months late.

Dreamer1989 · 03/02/2022 13:29

Wow, finally! So pleased.

ItsSnowJokes · 03/02/2022 16:59

I really don't know if we need a booster now. Husband is the one I am worried about as he is nearly 17 months past first vaccination, but obviously we had the 2 Pfizer.

Going to speak to my gp I think to see if he would recommend a booster April time. I am not giving up this cruise we have already postponed last year!

OhCarolinaReaper · 03/02/2022 19:32

Well done to every one who took part in the trial, finally we have some good news.

Has anyone who took part in the trial tested positive? I don't know if I still haven't been exposed to the virus or whether it's due to the novavax holding up

ItsSnowJokes · 03/02/2022 19:46

@OhCarolinaReaper

Well done to every one who took part in the trial, finally we have some good news.

Has anyone who took part in the trial tested positive? I don't know if I still haven't been exposed to the virus or whether it's due to the novavax holding up

We haven't even though our young child caught it last summer. She was kissing and hugging us and it seemed to hold up!
Monkeygirl68 · 03/02/2022 19:51

@OhCarolinaReaper

Well done to every one who took part in the trial, finally we have some good news.

Has anyone who took part in the trial tested positive? I don't know if I still haven't been exposed to the virus or whether it's due to the novavax holding up

Nope, not caught it yet…and I teach in a busy gym environment. 2 Novavax plus one Pfizer booster.
Jbm21 · 03/02/2022 20:09

I had Novavax in April/May, then Pfizer in Oct/Dec. I tested positive in Jan, a month after the 2nd Pfizer, when my daughter brought covid home from school. My symptoms were milder than a normal cold.

werekitty · 03/02/2022 21:02

Not caught it yet, had novavax in Oct 2020 and pfizer booster in Dec last year.

FamilyAreEverything · 04/02/2022 06:51

Novavax Nov and Dec 2020, Pfizer Nov and Jan. Not caught it here. Two front line healthcare worker family and a preschooler in nursery.

KeepingOnKeepingUp · 04/02/2022 10:29

Novavax in Oct and Nov 2020, Pfizer in Nov and Dec 2021.
I had Covid (I assume - no tests available) in March 2020 but haven't had a positive test since then, and I've been reasonably diligent about testing when I've been exposed. One of the DC had it over Christmas and I was negative, and now another one has it - we will see!

PleaseReferToMeAsBritneySpears · 04/02/2022 11:05

Novavax April & May 2021 (in crossover). Pfizer booster November 2021. Not had covid despite being exposed numerous times.

KeepingOnKeepingUp · 04/02/2022 11:23

So Britney, does your app show your Pfizer shot as the booster?
I have all of my vaccinations on the app but it shows the two Pfizer doses as 1 of 2 and 2 of 2. I'm not worried from a protection perspective, and I don't think many places (if any?) currently require a booster for entry if travelling internationally but I wonder I could find myself on the wrong side of that if that changes - don't fancy arguing with a Greek immigration officer that my 4 doses of vaccine mean I'm boosted when the app doesn't actually show that officially.

FredBair · 04/02/2022 14:39

Well done all you people who took part. I tried but wasn't allowed due to health conditions.

Hopefully the app will be updated now that Novavax has been approved.

PleaseReferToMeAsBritneySpears · 07/02/2022 17:07

@KeepingOnKeepingUp

So Britney, does your app show your Pfizer shot as the booster? I have all of my vaccinations on the app but it shows the two Pfizer doses as 1 of 2 and 2 of 2. I'm not worried from a protection perspective, and I don't think many places (if any?) currently require a booster for entry if travelling internationally but I wonder I could find myself on the wrong side of that if that changes - don't fancy arguing with a Greek immigration officer that my 4 doses of vaccine mean I'm boosted when the app doesn't actually show that officially.

Yes. On the NHS app, Novavax are 1 and 2. Pfizer is 3.

KeepingOnKeepingUp · 09/02/2022 12:00

Checking in to say I had a positive LFT test yesterday and have all the symptoms of a cold, plus some mild breathlessness. It's nothing particularly bothersome, though I don't feel great. So am signing in to the "four vaccines and then I got Covid" club.

PleaseReferToMeAsBritneySpears · 10/02/2022 23:17

I hope you're feeling ok Thanks

Torvean · 11/02/2022 03:09

@ItsSnowJokes

I really don't know if we need a booster now. Husband is the one I am worried about as he is nearly 17 months past first vaccination, but obviously we had the 2 Pfizer.

Going to speak to my gp I think to see if he would recommend a booster April time. I am not giving up this cruise we have already postponed last year!

I've not had Covid. Had Novavax Oct/Nov 2020 Pfizer Sep/Nov 21. Finally got Novavax on our Covid app yesterday. Still not got a valid passport though...

No chance am I getting a booster before 12months minimum. And I'd want Novavax.

PleaseReferToMeAsBritneySpears · 11/02/2022 11:56

Has anybody else heard from their site about whether they have covid antibodies from naturally acquired infection? I had these emails this week. Negative! Interesting!

Novavax vaccine trial part 4 - STILL waiting for approval
Novavax vaccine trial part 4 - STILL waiting for approval
Torvean · 11/02/2022 15:30

@PleaseReferToMeAsBritneySpears

Has anybody else heard from their site about whether they have covid antibodies from naturally acquired infection? I had these emails this week. Negative! Interesting!
Heard nothing here. We tend to be a bit behind though.
JosephineDeBeauharnais · 11/02/2022 15:37

@PleaseReferToMeAsBritneySpears

Has anybody else heard from their site about whether they have covid antibodies from naturally acquired infection? I had these emails this week. Negative! Interesting!
Haven’t had anything re antibodies as yet (Bradford group) but was told that we wouldn’t get that until the end of the trial “in summer”. 2 Novavax, 2 Pfizer, no Covid and I’ve been abroad twice, most recently last week. However, have had continuous menstrual bleeding since first Pfizer in November and now having investigations. Also had bleeding post jabs in April, investigated and put down to immune response. Current investigations are more comprehensive but I’m expecting the same outcome. Share price is through the floor so that’s a big disappointment.