Development of the vaccine, from Novavax, a Gaithersburg, Maryland-based company, was started at the same time as others in 2020, but the company struggled to produce its shot in large quantities.
Americans may soon get a new COVID-19 vaccine option — a more traditional kind of shot known as a protein vaccine. It's late in the pandemic for a new choice, but Novavax is hoping to find a niche with those who are unvaccinated or need boosters. A federal vaccine advisory committee meets Tuesday to decide whether adult Americans could soon get a fourth COVID-19 vaccine option.
"There's a lot of reasons that are not scientifically based for not having taken the vaccine ," said Vivian Riefberg, a professor at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia."This may convince some people because it's traditional technology."which have been given to three-quarters of the American population
It's unclear how many people will want to get vaccinated with the two-dose Novavax shots, after declining the other three. The Novavax vaccine is already available in more than 40 countries and is expected to be particularly useful in low- and middle-income countries, which may not have the freezer capacity required for long-term storage of the mRNA vaccines. "We can't go and tell the rest of the world that we are not going to use it in our country but you should use it," he said.
It quickly proved safe and effective in lab and animal studies, though those took longer to complete than the mRNA research. If the plan had worked, he said, Novavax's shots would have been the best in the world. But the company's plan"had hiccups," Yadav said, including trouble attracting skilled people to staff all those facilities. The rollout was delayed in every country.
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