Australians could be forced to wait even longer for a shot in the arm as major delays push back the expected delivery of 51 million Novavax Covid-19 vaccine doses until next year.
Novavax, a biotech company based in the United States, had secured a deal with the federal government to provide 51 million doses of its two-dose protein-based vaccine by early 2021.
“Because we don‘t have full registration yet and we don’t have a clear production timeline, our current plan is not dependent on having Novavax for our primary vaccination course this year,” he said. “Novavax … there either as a primary vaccine option, pending any issues that may arise with regards to either the efficacy or the production of our current vaccines, or, as is more likely the case, it’s there as the potential for subsequent vaccination,” he said.
A Health Department spokesperson told NCA NewsWire the Therapeutic Goods Administration was assessing preliminary data for the Novavax vaccine, but the company had yet to provide a complete data package for approval.
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