Novavax Begins Trials For Its Combined Flu-Covid Vaccine

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American vaccine-maker Novavax Inc said on Wednesday that it has launched an early stage trial of a vaccine which combines an as-yet-unapproved Covid-19 jab with the company’s NanoFlu influenza jab.

The trial for the joint flu-Covid shot is being conducted in Australia.

Novavax said it has initiated an early stage study, enrolling 640 healthy adults between the ages of 50 and 70, to test the safety and effectiveness of its combined vaccine. 

RT reports: Those enrolled in the trial have either previously been infected with Covid-19 or were given an approved vaccine at least eight weeks before the start of the Novavax study.

The trial, which is taking place in Australia, will see participants receive the NVX-CoV2373 Covid-19 vaccine, which is awaiting approval, combined with its NanoFlu influenza shot. The cocktail also includes an adjuvant which is a substance that may boost the immune response. 

Combination of these two vaccines… may lead to greater efficiencies for the healthcare system and achieve high levels of protection against Covid-19 and influenza with a single regimen,” Novavax’s president of research and development Gregory Glenn said in a statement.

The firm has been touted as a leader in the race to safely and effectively combine flu and Covid-19 vaccines. Novavax said in May that it expects seasonal flu and Covid-19 combo vaccines to be vitally important in controlling the spread of the pandemic. 

In preclinical studies, the vaccine “demonstrated robust, functional immune responses” against four different flu types and Covid-19. The firm claims that the Matrix-M adjuvant played a key role in this.

Novavax does not expect trial results until the first half of 2022. The company has already delayed, on multiple occasions, its application for the approval of its Covid-19 vaccine.

6 Comments

  1. People will eat this crap up. there are people that will take each vaccine just to make sure they are covered. They feel super human after they take vaccines. God bless their hearts.

  2. Only in a sweetheart deal with Pfizer and astea Zeneca to let them unload their billions of products first It’s market share and that’s all.

  3. The researchers La Quinta Columna in Spain discovered graphene oxide not only in the COVID shots, but in a European flu vaccine as well. I expect this one will have it, too.

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