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Novavax's updated Covid vaccine is arriving nearly three weeks after new jabs from Pfizer and Moderna reached Americans — but analysts aren't worried about that delay.
Public health officials see Novavax's vaccine as a valuable alternative for people who don't want to take messenger RNA shots from Pfizer and Moderna, which teach cells how to make proteins that trigger an immune response against Covid. Novavax's shot fends off the virus with protein-based technology, a decades-old method used in routine vaccinations against hepatitis B and shingles.
Still, Mamtani said the authorization label for Novavax's new vaccine is"broad and without any notable restrictions for the first time," which will likely make the shot as widely accessible to teens and adults as the new mRNA jabs. That puts Novavax on more of a level playing field with Pfizer and Moderna this fall, even as a late entrant to the game.for Novavax's last Covid booster was far more restrictive.
There's no way of knowing whether the rollout of Novavax's new shot will see similar logistical snags or if it will have a smoother launch. The federal governmentdistribution and coverage to the private market for the first time this fall. That has proved to be a tricky transition for the U.S. health-care system.A sign advertises COVID-19 vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023.
"During the first season of Covid, everyone rushed to get vaccinations because it was really an emergency state. But now people have a mindset where they're saying, 'OK, I will wait and see how bad Covid really gets,'" Song said.
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