FDA authorizes Novavax's updated COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted emergency use authorization for an updated version of Novavax's COVID shot. The updated vaccine is authorized for use in individuals 12 years of age and older and will target the JN.1 strain of the virus.
FDA approves updated Novavax COVID vaccine amid summer surge
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization for an updated version of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine amid the summer surge of infections. The new version of the vaccine “more closely targets” variants circulating nationwide,
FDA OKs Updated Novavax COVID Shot
The protein-based shot represents a non-mRNA option for the 2024-2025 season, and follows the agency's recent approvals and authorizations of the updated Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) vaccines.
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The FDA says the latest vaccine formulae "closely targets currently circulating variants" to give better protection against serious COVID-19 impacts.
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This year’s approval for the updated mRNA vaccines comes much sooner than happened in 2023, when fall vaccines were authorized on Sept. 11. The latest shots from Moderna and Pfizer will now target a variant of the Omicron strain of the virus called KP.2, the FDA said in a statement.
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Unlike Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, Novavax does not use mRNA technology for its COVID-19 vaccine, instead opting for a recombinant version of the virus’ spike protein to elicit protection.
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Moderna Gets Canada Approval for Updated Covid-19 Vaccine
The biotechnology company on Tuesday said that Health Canada authorized the vaccine targeting the KP.2 Covid-19 variant of Sars-Cov-2. Moderna will begin delivery of updated doses to the Public Health Agency of Canada,
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The KP.3 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is dominating in Canada right now, accounting for the majority of the COVID-19 cases in the country.
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