Novavax hopes its COVID shot wins over FDA, vaccine holdouts
Associated Press— Americans may soon get a new COVID-19 vaccine option -- shots made with a more tried-and-true technology than today’s versions. “What I’ve seen of the Novavax data so far is it’s a really impressive protein vaccine,” said University of Pennsylvania immunologist E. John Wherry. Novavax, a small biotech company, created the vaccine in its research lab, but the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine maker and other factories produce the shots. While none of the world’s COVID-19 vaccines have proved as strong against omicron, Glenn said lab tests show Novavax shots do trigger cross-protective antibodies. On June 7, the FDA’s scientific advisers will publicly evaluate evidence backing the Novavax vaccine for adults -- and almost certainly will debate when and how it might be used as a booster.