CDC recommends the Novavax Covid vaccine

The FDA authorized Novavax's Covid vaccine last week. The CDC's recommendation paves the way for 3.2 million Novavax doses to be distributed in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended Novavax’s two-dose Covid vaccine, paving the way for 3.2 million doses to get shipped to states.

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the Novavax vaccine for emergency use last week, but the CDC had to sign off before doses could be distributed to the public. An independent advisory panel to the CDC voted unanimously to recommend the vaccine on Tuesday, then CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky endorsed the panel’s recommendation shortly after.

Some public health officials hope shot will fill a gap in the U.S. vaccination push, since it does not use mRNA technology. Around 22% of people in the U.S. still have not received a single Covid vaccine, according to the CDC.

"If you have been waiting for a Covid-19 vaccine built on a different technology than those previously available, now is the time to join the millions of Americans who have been vaccinated,"  Walensky said in a statement on Tuesday. "With Covid-19 cases on the rise again across parts of the country, vaccination is critical to help protect against the complications of severe Covid-19 disease."  

In a presentation to the advisory panel Tuesday, CDC officials said that people ages 18 and older who are not immunocompromised should get the two doses of Novavax's vaccine three to eight weeks apart. Those who are immunocompromised should receive two doses three weeks apart.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-novavax-covid-vaccine-rcna38803


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