The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has formally advisable the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents ages 12 through 17. But there are things the general public should know concerning the vaccine before getting jabbed. 

In its suggestion published Monday, the CDC said the Novavax vaccine comprises “harmless proteins of the COVID-19 virus” alongside an adjuvant that helps the immune system reply to a SARS-CoV-2 infection. 

The general public health agency said the protein subunit technology utilized by Novavax has been around for greater than three a long time within the U.S. It was first utilized in the hepatitis B vaccine. At present, the identical technology is utilized in influenza and whooping cough vaccines. 

“Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, which is accessible now, is a crucial tool within the pandemic and provides a more familiar variety of COVID-19 vaccine technology for adolescents. Having multiple kinds of vaccines offers more options and adaptability for the general public, jurisdictions, and vaccine providers,” the CDC wrote. 

Nonetheless, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned of the Novavax vaccine’s negative effects when it authorized its use for emergency cases within the country. 

The FDA indicated in a late July press release that Novavax reportedly causes a slew of negative effects, including pain or tenderness, redness and swelling at the positioning of injection. Vaccine recipients also experienced fatigue, muscle pain, headache, joint pain, fever, nausea and vomiting. 

Per a more in-depth report by the FDA, Novavax showed the next negative effects in clinical trials: myocarditis (inflammation of the guts), pericarditis (inflammation of the liner outside the guts), decreased appetite, chills, hives, swelling of the face and swollen lymph nodes. 

In response to the FDA, the Novavax vaccine can prevent COVID-19, however the duration of protection it provides remains to be unknown. The vaccine is allowed for emergency use in kids 12 years of age and older as a two-dose primary series. The doses are to be administered three weeks apart. 

Other vaccine brands even have their long list of possible negative effects. But experts said people needs to be more apprehensive about catching SARS-CoV-2 without prior immune protection. The advantages outweigh the risks, and the vaccines are known to stop severe illness, hospitalization and death.