Novavax has officially requested Emergency Use authorization of their COVID-19 vaccine. Joe Gastaldo, MD, System Medical Director for Infectious Diseases, explains what this vaccine consists of and what you need to know about it in a recent fast fact video.
We are all familiar with the mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) and the adenovirus vector vaccine from Johnson & Johnson. The Novavax vaccine is more of a traditional vaccine. It consists of a protein along with an immune adjuvant or an immune booster.
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is very similar to the newer generation shingles vaccine and hepatitis B vaccine.
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