New Delhi: SII is likely to introduce the Novavax vaccine, to be known as Covavax in the country, by September. The Serum Institute of India is likely to launch clinical trials of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for children in July, sources said.
SII is likely to introduce the Novavax vaccine, to be known as Covavax in the country, by September.
This week Novavax Inc announced that its vaccine has turned out to be more than 90 per cent effective in clinical trials conducted in the US.
Bharat Biotech has already begun clinical trials of Covaxin for children in the 6-12 age group.
Novavax Inc had announced that NVX-CoV2373, its recombinant nanoparticle protein-based Covid-19 vaccine, demonstrated 100 per cent protection against moderate and severe disease, 90.4 per cent efficacy overall, and met the primary endpoint in its PREVENT-19 pivotal Phase 3 trial.
