Novavax COVID-19 vaccine production set back due to supply shortages
Posted 5
AprApril 2021 at 2:06pm
Data released in March from the UK trial showed the vaccine to be highly effective against COVID-19.
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Novavax Inc has pushed back the timeline for hitting its production target of 150 million COVID-19 vaccine doses per month until the third quarter due to supply shortages, dealing another blow to the federal government s rollout plans.
Key points:
Novavax is one of three companies the federal government struck a deal with to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in Australia
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