Maryland-based biotechnology company Novavax said its experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced antibodies against the novel coronavirus and appears to be safe, according to an early stage study
The company said it would likely move forward with the lower of two tested doses of the vaccine. It reported that eight study participants experienced adverse side effects after receiving a second vaccine dose during the trial. The company said none required medical intervention.
Maryland-based Novavax said its vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, produced higher levels of the antibodies in healthy volunteers after two doses than those found in recovered COVID-19 patients, raising hopes for its eventual success. Effective vaccines and treatments are considered essential to halting a pandemic that has claimed more than 695,000 lives worldwide.
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