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COVID-19: Health Min. offers non-mRNA vaccine, alt. for Pfizer, Moderna

It has obtained supplies of Nuvaxovid from the Novavax company. It is a vaccine that protects against serious complications of the pandemic without being based on mRNA.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Health Ministry offers non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, an alternative for those who couldn’t be protected by Pfizer, Moderna.
The COVID-19 vaccine (illustrative).

European Medicines Agency recommends Novavax add warning to their COVID-19 vaccine

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is recommending that Novavax should start putting a warning label on their COVID-19 vaccines due to a small number of reported cases of heart inflammation.

|ByREUTERS
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020.

Novavax could have vaccine for COVID-19 Omicron variant by January

Other vaccine makers including Moderna and Pfizer have also begun working on Omicron-tailored COVID-19 shots.

|ByREUTERS
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020.

Novavax developing vaccine that targets new COVID-19 variant

The company has said it is on track to file for US approval by the end of the year. It has also filed for approvals with the European Medicines Agency as well as in Canada.

|ByREUTERS

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in US trial

Novavax's protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate was more than 93% effective against the predominant variants of COVID-19 that have been of concern among scientists and public health officials.

JUNE 14, 2021
ByREUTERS
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020.