I signed up online for the appointment, but when I got there the head pharmacist on duty said I was too healthy to be immunized. 
I was so mad I walked out and didn’t even get my flu shot. I’ll go somewhere else for that I guess.
Go to hell, RFK Jr.
It’s funny because the online questionnaire said I would be ineligible for the COVID vaccine if I had any health conditions. Then when I show up for the appointment they tell me the exact opposite. Never mind, I misread the questionnaire; it says patients who do not have any of the listed conditions are ineligible.
I misread it because my understanding is that, typically, chronic conditions disqualify you for a vaccine, because healthy people are least likely to have a negative reaction to a vaccine and most likely to have a positive immune response. AFAIK the only reason for a healthy person not to be vaccinated is if they’re not at risk for contracting the disease (e.g. smallpox).
If I had read it correctly, I would have been prepared to do the dance and lie.
It’s supposed to have a longer efficacy and be tuned closer to the current dominant variant in the wild iirc. And in my own experience, there were far fewer side effects. mRNA vaxxes always knock me out for a day or two and leave me with swollen lymph nodes for a couple of weeks after. I had no issues with novavax last year. A little tired the next day, but otherwise fine.
Now that being said, I’m not 100% sure on the schedule for how you’re actually supposed to get it and I don’t know we’ll ever really know because of how scattered to the wind any official recommendations are. I’ve heard tell that your supposed to get a second dose something like 8 weeks after your first and then you’re supposed to be good for something like 6 months. But I don’t have any official information on that. I got it once last year because that was what I could afford and I hope for the best while I wear my n95s everywhere.
Correct. At least it did during the last round of vaccines. Of course, no one knows how the new vaccines will actually play out in the body, but Novavax has a strong track record of success and some studies have shown it being longer lasting. The 2x in 8 weeks was the guidance previously but I don’t believe they’ve published a specific guidance for this round as of yet.
No matter what vaccine you do get, wear an N95!