{"id":1313,"date":"2024-08-31T11:42:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T11:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/updated-novavax-covid-19-vaccines-could-be-available-as-early-as-next-week\/"},"modified":"2024-08-31T11:42:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T11:42:06","slug":"updated-novavax-covid-19-vaccines-could-be-available-as-early-as-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/updated-novavax-covid-19-vaccines-could-be-available-as-early-as-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Novavax Covid-19 vaccines could be available as early as next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0h2tqfg000mhgqj5oq35pqj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized an updated version of the protein-based Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for use in people 12 and up. Doses could be available by the end of next week.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0h3440x000m3b5vd99ctwaq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cThe COVID-19 vaccines have had a tremendous positive impact on public health and vaccination continues to be the most effective method for COVID-19 prevention,\u201d Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA\u2019s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said in a statement. \u201cCOVID-19 continues to be a very real risk for many people, and we encourage individuals to consider getting an updated COVID-19 vaccine when eligible. Today\u2019s authorization provides an additional COVID-19 vaccine option that meets the FDA\u2019s standards for safety, effectiveness and manufacturing quality needed to support emergency use authorization.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0h3b9el00143b5vksjkyma9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Novavax\u2019s vaccine is based on protein technology, which takes longer to manufacture than mRNA vaccines like those made by Pfizer and BioNTech and Moderna. Protein-based vaccines work by getting the body\u2019s immune system to recognize small modified pieces of the virus it\u2019s targeting. In this case, that means pieces of the coronavirus spike protein.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0h3440x000n3b5v5p969q89@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&nbsp;recommended&nbsp;in June that everyone over 6 months old receive both an updated Covid-19 vaccine and a flu shot this year.    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/factbox\/instances\/cm0h34d1m000v3b5v0180jw6h@published\" data-component-name=\"factbox\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" class=\"factbox_inline-small factbox_inline-small__standard\">\n<ul data-editable=\"items\" class=\"factbox_inline-small__items factbox_inline-small__items--ul\">\n<li data-editable=\"items.0.text\" class=\"factbox_inline-small__item inline-placeholder\">Sign up here to get <strong>The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta<\/strong> every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0h3440x000o3b5vov1802ci@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The FDA greenlit updated mRNA-based Moderna and Pfizer shots last week. Those vaccines target the KP.2 strain of the coronavirus, an offshoot of JN.1, which is the target of Novavax\u2019s protein-based shots. The KP.3.1.1 strain, which is also an offshoot of JN.1, is the prevalent version in the US now, according to CDC&nbsp;data.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0h3440x000p3b5v38bx6j94@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are already available in some pharmacies. Novavax said its vaccine \u201cwill be available in thousands of locations across the country, including retailers, regional grocers, and independent pharmacies.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0h3440x000q3b5vd3y6aouu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Levels of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, measured in&nbsp;wastewater&nbsp;are at \u201cvery high\u201d levels nationally, according to CDC&nbsp;data, sparking the highest summer peak in the US since July 2022. Monitoring of viral levels in wastewater can give a picture of how widespread the virus is as testing and other forms of monitoring have fallen off.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized an updated version of the protein-based Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for use in people 12 and up. 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