i24News – Israel has inked a deal to purchase 5 million doses of a Covid vaccine produced by the American drug manufacturer Novavax Inc.
Novavax’s two-dose, protein-based vaccine can provide an alternative to those Israelis hesitate to be vaccinated with an mRNA vaccine or cannot do so for medical reasons.
Israel’s Health Ministry said this would provide an element of “technological diversity” to the country’s coronavirus strategy.
The vaccine will be given in two doses and will be subject to regulatory approval in Israel.
Based on early research data, Novavax’s vaccine is effective in generating an immune response against the omicron variant.
“We are encouraged that boosted responses against all variants were comparable to those associated with high vaccine efficacy in our Phase 3 clinical trials,” said Gregory M. Glenn, Novavax’s president of research and development.
{Matzav.com Israel}
