Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Bimervax Wins EU Marketing Approval

Bimervax is the first bivalent recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized in the EU, says Spanish company HIPRA.

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The EU has approved for use the eight COVID-19 vaccine • Source: Shutterstock

Bimervax, HIPRA’s COVID-19 vaccine, has received pan-EU marketing authorization for use as a booster in people aged 16 years and above who have been vaccinated with an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

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