Novavax’s COVID-19 Shot Finally Authorized In US, But Could Miss Out Again On Bivalent Booster
Still Hoping To Hit $4bn Revenues Despite Slow Start
Executive Summary
A protein-based vaccine for COVID-19 reaches the US at last, but Novavax looks set miss out once again as the fall deadline for BA.4/5 variant-targeting vaccines approaches.
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