Good news, bad news. Good news is the study on prevention was on the higher end of expected efficacy.

Bad news is they enrolled 500 more and because of that, topline data now expected third quarter 2026 instead of this June for December FDA approval.

We’re now looking at spring 2027.

Today, Sanofi Canada has announced that they have completed the acquisition of Nuvaxovid market authorization from Novavax and that Nuvaxovid will be available to Canadians in the fall.

• “Nuvaxovid will be made available in Canada by Sanofi for the fall 2026-2027 season”

• “Provincial and territorial availability will be confirmed pending ongoing discussions and provincial assessments”

> With the launch of Nuvaxovid, a non-mRNA protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, Sanofi is now able to offer Canadians greater choice when it comes to COVID-19 protection. The availability of Nuvaxovid means that every Canadian will have the opportunity to access their personal COVID-19 vaccine choice. Canadians have clearly expressed a need for a non-mRNA option when it comes to COVID-19 protection. With this transfer, Sanofi can now respond to that need.

• Delphine Lansac, General Manager, Canada, Vaccines at Sanofi.

Press release: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/sanofi-becomes-market-authorization-holder-for-nuvaxovid-r-in-canada-expanding-covid-19-vaccine-choices-for-canadians-867181632.html

Sanofi appears to have created a webpage for the Canadian product here, which includes the current product monograph: https://www.sanofi.com/en/canada/your-health/vaccines-products/nuvaxovid

This sure looks like a faint positive to me, but I showed it to someone on Doctor on Demand and she didn't see it. Granted I was holding my phone up to the computer screen, so she might not have been able to get a good look. I think the reverse color image makes it pop out. I want to be wrong, but also want to know what the situation is.

Relatedly, does anyone know of a telehealth that will prescribe metformin? The woman I talked to at Doctor on Demand said she wouldn't (and also wouldn't prescribe paxlovid without a clearer test).

I'd appreciate any other good advice about the best actions at this point.

Background: Monday night, trouble sleeping. Tuesday, some diarrhea, some nausea, felt like I was noticing something happening in lymph nodes, had some shaking. Didn't sleep at all Tuesday night. High heart rate on exertion. Wednesday, more shaking, then night sweats.

I had flu A about a month ago, so I'm probably depleted from that; I had some similar symptoms at that time that have been slowly resolving (e.g. high heart rate from that, but it had been improving; fluid in ears). I've been staying home the whole time, but on Saturday I went out in my apartment building, masked in an aura, to take out a bunch of trash/recycling and collect mail and packages. I was out in the building about 20 minutes total in lobby, basement, and elevator.

To my knowledge, I've never had covid before; I always mask diligently everywhere, so I'm pretty upset. I'm grateful for any advice about managing an initial infection and preventing long covid.