Novavax says its vaccine is 100% effective against the original strain of the coronavirus and had 93% efficacy against more worrisome variants.(Alastair Grant / AP)

Earlier this week vaccine maker Novavax said it had shipped millions of doses of its updated COVID-19 shots to distributors around the United States.

So what does that mean for folks looking to get this latest vaccine? Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St. Luke's Health System, joined Idaho Matters to help answer this question.