Novavax: The new FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine with fewer side effects

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This week the FDA approved an updated version of a COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax.This shot is effective at preventing infection with Omicron strains of the virus.For some, the Novavax vaccine may have fewer side effects compared to mRNA vaccines...

On October 3, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the use of a new, updated vaccine from Novavax against COVID-19 variants...

The protein-based Novavax vaccine will join the ranks of the recently updated mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna...

Although protein and mRNA vaccines work differently, they are both effective at preventing COVID-19 infection and severe illness...

John Moore, a virologist at Cornell University's Weill Cornell Medicine in New York told USA Today that the body produces a similar amount of neutralizing antibodies regardless of the types of vaccines...

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