Novavax has begun a late-stage trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the UK, which could support filings for a licence in the UK, EU and other countries.
It’s a bleak day in the fight against COVID-19, after the UK banned social gatherings of more than six people to contain growing numbers of new cases and the lead vaccine trial from AstraZe
The UK is to buy millions more doses of potential coronavirus vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and Novavax, with the latter expanding its manufacturing operation in the country.
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine produced higher levels of neutralising antibodies than produced by recovered patients in an early trial, paving the way for a phase 3 trial and potential approval
Hard on the heels of Regeneron moving its COVID-19 antibody cocktail into late-stage testing, the US government has agreed a deal to ramp up manufacturing – and claim the first