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An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted Tuesday to recommend an emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Maryland-based biotechnology company Novavax.
The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 21-0, with one abstention, to recommend the two-dose vaccine for adults.
If approved by FDA officials, the Novavax vaccine would become the fourth approved for use in the U.S. and the first with a more traditional vaccine composition including non-infectious pieces of coronavirus particles.
Phase three trials with roughly 30,000 adults in the U.S. and Mexico found that the vaccine was 90.4% effective at preventing contraction of the virus, according to Novavax officials.
“The advisory committee’s positive recommendation acknowledges the strength of our data and the importance of a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine developed using an innovative approach to traditional vaccine technology,” Novavax President and CEO Stanley Erck said.
As of last Tuesday, 66.7% of U.S. residents have completed their initial vaccination series.
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While I had gotten the earlier Moderna vaccine I personally would have liked the option of an alternative of a more traditional version vaccine such as the one Novavax offers. It would be helpful to get more details about the trial results so that everything is transparent.