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FDA Says Novavax Covid-19 Shot Effective but Signals Safety Worry

Vaccine was 90% effective, but testing took place before Omicron, and five people who got the shots in studies had complications

FDA Says Novavax Covid-19 Shot Effective but Signals Safety Worry
FDA Says Novavax Covid-19 Shot Effective but Signals Safety Worry

Novavax Inc.’s vaccine was 90% effective at preventing Covid-19 in its pivotal trial, but the performance came before the emergence of the Omicron variant that has eluded vaccines more than earlier strains, U.S. health regulators said.

The Food and Drug Administration also expressed concern Friday that six people developed heart-inflammation conditions known as myocarditis and pericarditis, out of about 40,000 people who had taken Novavax’s vaccine during various studies.

 

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