VBI Poised To Take On GSK, Dynavax As Hep B Vaccination Market Takes Off

VBI Vaccines obtained FDA approval of its three-antigen hepatitis B vaccine PreHevbrio and will take on GSK’s Engerix-B and Dynavax’s Heplisav-B as CDC recommends universal HBV immunization.

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VBI Vaccines hopes to take on entrenched competitors with a new HBV vaccine

VBI Vaccines Inc. got US Food and Drug Administration approval for its hepatitis B vaccine PreHevbrio at possibly an ideal time, with a new recommendation for universal vaccination against the virus for all US adults. With analysts projecting that the annual market for HBV vaccines could reach $500m under the new CDC guidance, VBI said on 1 December that it plans to launch PreHevbrio in the first quarter of 2022 at pricing competitive with the current market leader, GlaxoSmithKline plc’s Engerix-B.

While the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will need to specifically review...

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