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Novavax seeks COVID-19 vaccine approval in Canada

Novavax Inc. announced on Monday that the company has filed for emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine with Health Canada, while a the same time finalizing its submission of vaccine data to the European Medicines Agency.

“Novavax continues to deliver regulatory filings that we expect will bring the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine based on Phase 3 data to the world. We thank the Government of Canada and the European Commission for their ongoing partnership and confidence in our COVID-19 vaccine program,” CEO Stanley Erck noted in the release.

The data noted that the shot offers 100% protection against moderate and severe COVID-19 and 90.4% efficacy overall. Commenting on the outlook, Novavax concluded it would also request vaccine approval in the United States before the end of 2021.

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