Novavax plans to move forward with a phase two trial this year to confirm the dosing levels, and a phase three during the 2023 flu season at the earliest.
's shots, which rely on messenger RNA to turn human cells into factories that produce copies of the virus spike protein, inducing an immune response that fights Covid. The spike is the part of the virus that latches onto and invades human cells.
The vaccine also uses an adjuvant that contains an extract purified from the bark of a tree in South America, to induce a broader immune response. The adjuvant has been used in licensed vaccines against malaria and shingles. Novavax's stand-alone Covid shots consist of 5 micrograms of the spike copy and 50 micrograms of the adjuvant.
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