ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novavax, Inc. today presented to the world’s leading pandemic influenza vaccine experts a summary of the recent preliminary safety and immunogenicity data from its Pivotal 2009 A/H1N1 VLP pandemic influenza vaccine study in Mexico. The presentation of the results were made by Maria Allende, M.D., at the invitation-only 6th World Health Organization (WHO) Meeting on Evaluation of Pandemic Influenza Vaccines in Clinical Trials, held at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The presentation is available at www.novavax.com under the Investors/Events tab.
The trial’s Stage B of testing, which will enroll approximately 3,000 subjects, is currently ongoing and more than fifty percent of the subjects have now been enrolled in this expanded safety phase. Subjects enrolled in this stage of the study receive a single dose of 15 mcg of Novavax’s 2009 H1N1 VLP pandemic vaccine. Currently, an independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) is reviewing the safety and immunogenicity data from all 1,000 subjects of Stage A of the study and will provide an update in the near future.
About Novavax
Novavax, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company creating novel vaccines to address a broad range of infectious diseases worldwide, including H1N1, using advanced proprietary virus-like-particle (VLP) technology. The company produces potent VLP-based recombinant vaccines utilizing new and efficient manufacturing approaches. Novavax is committed to using its VLP technology to create country-specific vaccine solutions. The company has formed a joint venture with Cadila Pharmaceuticals, named CPL Biologicals, to develop and manufacture vaccines, biological therapeutics and diagnostics in India. Additional information about Novavax is available on the company’s website: www.novavax.com
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