New coronavirus vaccine shown to be effective for adolescents

11 February 2022
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A  freshly-approved coronavirus vaccine from Novavax (Nasdaq: NVAX) has scored highly in a Phase III trial measuring effectiveness in adolescents aged 12 to 17.

NVX-CoV2373, which is being offered under the brand name Nuvaxovid in Europe, is a recombinant nanoparticle protein-based vaccine.

The latest data from the PREVENT-19 study, which enrolled 2,247 adolescents in the USA, show 90.4% efficacy overall and a reassuring safety and tolerability profile for the jab.

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