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Pfizer takes COVID jab with ‘enhanced’ spike protein into phase 2

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Pfizer and BioNTech have started a mid-stage trial of a new version of the COVID-19 vaccine based on a version of the spike protein that they hope will offer greater and broader protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants. Clinical data show strong neutralising antibody responses against Omicron BA.1,

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Novavax Announces Agreement with Government of New Zealand for 10.7 Million Doses of COVID-19 VaccineAdvance purchase agreement signed for NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’ adjuvanted protein vaccine candidate

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Currently in Phase 3 clinical testing in the United Kingdom for the prevention of COVID-19, NVX-CoV2373 is a recombinant protein vaccine adjuvanted with Novavax’ proprietary Matrix-M to enhance the immune response. The company will work with Medsafe, New Zealand’s regulatory agency, to obtain product approvals as needed.

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Covid-19 Omicron boosters will reinvigorate injectables manufacturing

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And we are very prepared and have data that will answer those questions, what would be the advantage of shifting to an Omicron-containing vaccine, whether it's monovalent or bivalent.” Bivalent vaccines work by stimulating an immune response against two different antigens, whereas monovalent vaccines only target one antigen.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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Symvivo’s bacTRL Gene Therapy Platform is designed and optimized to address limitations associated with typical vaccines, including the inability to accommodate large or multiple genes, lack of specificity to targeted tissue and poor control over immune response, says the company.

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WHO Grants Novavax’s COVID-19 Vaccine Covovax Emergency Use Listing

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Covovax is a recombinant protein-based vaccine and can be regarded as a more “traditional” vaccine as it isn’t genetic-based like mRNA or viral vector vaccines. Covovax is a protein subunit vaccine developed by Novavax and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).

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COVID prompts another milestone, as India clears first DNA vaccine

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DNA vaccines work by delivering a genetically-engineered plasmid containing the DNA sequence encoding the desired antigen – in this case the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein – which is then taken up by cells. Proponents of the approach claim that DNA vaccines may have advantages over other technologies like mRNA.

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Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Granted Fast Track Designation by U.S. FDA

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Currently in late-phase clinical development, NVXCoV2373 is a stable, prefusion protein made using Novavax’ nanoparticle technology and includes its proprietary MatrixM adjuvant. NVX-CoV2373 contains purified protein antigen and cannot replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19. Novavax Forward-Looking Statements.