The Novavax vaccine is up to 90.4% effective at preventing COVID-19, according to recent data.
Here’s how it works: To create the vaccine, scientists used the spike protein from the genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes. This spike protein is what allows the coronavirus to latch onto and enter human cells. The researchers then take this modified spike protein gene and insert it into a baculovirus , per the FDA. That virus is then used to infect insect cells. New spike proteins grow, which are then harvested and used toSARS-CoV-2 to set off an immune response .
Once you receive the vaccine, your body then perceives the altered proteins as a threat and produces antibodies that can then jump into action should you be infected with COVID-19 in the future.
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