This year's formulation has been updated to help protect against circulating variants of the COVID virus
- The COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, like the flu. Receiving an updated vaccine can help you stay protected
- The updated 2024-2025 formula of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is available for use in individuals 12 years of age and older, even if you’ve previously received a different COVID-19 vaccine
- If you are 65 years of age or older, or have chronic health conditions like asthma, COPD, diabetes, heart disease, or obesity, you may be at increased risk of complications from COVID-19. The Novavax vaccine can help protect you from serious illness, with manageable common side effects
Side effects were generally mild to moderate and of short duration
Common side effects include fatigue or generally feeling unwell, muscle pain, headache, joint pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, injection site pain/tenderness, swelling, redness, and itching.
Serious side effects such as myocarditis and pericarditis have occurred, but are rare.