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29.01.2021 / 02:59

Novavax vaccine delivers 89% efficacy against COVID-19 in UK—but is less potent in South Africa

Meredith WadmanScience's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.The small biotech firm Novavax, once considered a dark horse in the COVID-19 vaccine race, announced today that its candidate delivered high efficacy—89.3%—in a pivotal trial in the United Kingdom where a new, highly transmissible variant of the pandemic coronavirus accounted for more than half of the cases in people in the trial.“These are spectacular results,” Clive Dix, chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, said about the results from the trial, which enrolled more than 15,000 people.

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29.01.2021 / 01:12

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Novavax coronavirus vaccine has 89% efficacy and strong protection against variant, trials show

direct to your inboxA new vaccine against Covid-19 has over 89% efficacy, trial results have shown.UK phase three trials of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine have found it demonstrated 89.3% efficacy against the virus.Preliminary analysis has also showed the new UK variant was detected in more than half of the Covid-19 cases recorded in the trials, with the vaccine candidate shown to be 95.6% effective against the original strain and 85.6% effective against the variant.The study involved more than 15,000 participants aged 18 to 84, with 27% aged over 65.Clive Dix, chairman of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, said: “These are spectacular results, and we are very pleased to have helped Novavax with the development of this vaccine.

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This Morning's Dr Sara issues warning amid Christmas coronavirus vaccine

Dr Sara Kayat has issued a warning over suggestions that a vaccine for coronavirus could be available around the festive period.

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Oxford coronavirus vaccine boss warns UK won't get back to normal until at least July

The boss involved in developing the Oxford vaccine has warned face masks and social distancing will still be needed until July.

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