Novavax Files COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate With UK Regulator

Product Still Under Rolling Review In EU

The company says it expects a “positive decision” on the first approval application for a protein-based coronavirus vaccine in the UK. If approved, NVX-CoV2373 would become the fifth COVID-19 jab to reach the market there.

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A fifth COVID-19 vaccine could soon be approved by the MHRA • Source: Alamy

Novavax, Inc. has completed its rolling regulatory submission to the UK regulator, the MHRA, for the approval of its COVID-19 vaccine NVX-CoV2373. If approved, it will join the four other coronavirus vaccines already on the market.

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