If you're at a pharmacy (especially CVS) and you want them to check the stock for you, it is helpful to have the national drug code (NDC) for Nuvaxovid (the Novavax COVID vaccine).
My impression is that they're seeding out pharmacies with Novavax JN.1 stock before they add the option on the website because they want to make the roll out smoother.
Whatever the case, CVS pharmacies are now supposedly starting to receive Novavax JN.1 stock.
If you're new to my account, you may wonder why I spend so much of my time post Novavax availability information.
This figure summarizes my feelings on the matter.
"But I thought that all the COVID vaccines were the same?"
No, they're not. Data shows that Novavax elicits fewer adverse effects, and there are head-to-head comparisons vs mRNA showing improved protection with Novavax.
The real reason big chains are hesitant to offer COVID vaccines yet is that they're waiting on CDC recommendations from the ACIP meeting on Sep 18.
But there's no law on the books that says pharmacies need to wait for new CDC recommendations to offer vaccines in the meantime.
To be clear, it would still be a good idea to comment on ACIP, which is currently open for comment.
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From that point onwards, there was a massive, concerted effort to shift media narratives to encourage mass infection, supposedly as a pro-business move.
Predictably, that was a disastrous decision in terms of public health outcomes.