Novartis’ Cell-based Vaccine: Seasonal Approval With Pandemic Implications

The Flucelvax flu vaccine is the first approved in the U.S. that is derived from cell-based technology instead of the traditional egg-based process. It will be made at Novartis’ Holly Springs, N.C. plant.

Novartis AG’s Flucelvax influenza vaccine may be more important as an emergency preparedness milestone than as the seasonal product that FDA approved it as.

The seasonal flu vaccine is the first approved in the U.S. that is manufactured using cell-culture technology rather than the...

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