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Novavax has also applied for approval in Canada, UK, Australia and NZ, and possibly already received EUA in Indonesia. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=291
by angelzen 5y ago
Novavax has also applied for approval in Canada, UK, Australia and NZ, and possibly already received EUA in Indonesia.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29111197 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29111197
https://ir.novavax.com/press-releases?category=2 https://ir.novavax.com/press-releases?category=2
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2021/11/03/if-approved-the-novavax-covid-19-vaccine-could-help-reduce-vaccine-hesitancy-in-the-us/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2021/11/03/if-appro...
- fsh 5y agoThe Novavax vaccine is a recombinant protein vaccine and only contains the spike protein: https://mvec.mcri.edu.au/references/novavax-covid-19-vaccine/ https://mvec.mcri.edu.au/references/novavax-covid-19-vaccine...
- mdp2021 5y ago...plus the 'Matrix-M1' adjuvant - saponin from tree bark. And, if you wish, polysorbate 80 to assemble the spike proteins into nanoparticle "parcels". In fact, I think the Novavax particles should be radial bunches of spike proteins tied at their "tail" - see e.g. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/novavax-covid-19-vaccine.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/novavax-covi... Adequately technical and well done is the description at https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2021/09/14/what-do-we-know-about-the-novavax-vaccine-expert-qa/ https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2021/09/14/what-do-we-k...
- angelzen 5y agoThanks for the correction and the great link.