Safety and Efficacy of NVX-CoV2373 Covid-19 Vaccine

Paul T Heath1, Eva P Galiza1, David N Baxter1

  • 1From the Vaccine Institute, St. George's, University of London, and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (P.T.H., E.P.G., C.C., A.S.F.R.), Chelsea, Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London (M.B.), the Institute for Global Health, University College London, and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (F.B.), the Centre for Rheumatic Disease, Kings College London (J.G.), the Department of Infectious Diseases, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at University College London (A.L.G.), and Renal Services, Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (P.A.S.), London, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport (D.N.B.), Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Truro (D.B.), Centre for Clinical Infection, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough (D.R.C.), Layton Medical Centre, Blackpool (R.C.), Lakeside Healthcare Research, Lakeside Surgeries, Corby (A. Heer), University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Kendal (A. Higham), Accelerated Enrollment Solutions, Synexus Hexham Dedicated Research Site, Hexham General Hospital, Hexham (S.I.), Accelerated Enrollment Solutions, Synexus Thames Valley Dedicated Research Site, Reading (A.J.), Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich (C.J., J.T.), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Northern Care Alliance, Salford (P.A.K.), Accelerated Enrollment Solutions, Synexus Midlands Dedicated Research Site, Birmingham (C.K.), Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University of Belfast and Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast (D.F.M.), Accelerated Enrollment Solutions, Synexus Merseyside Dedicated Research Site, Liverpool (A.M.), Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Warneford Hospital, Oxford (A.M.M.), St. James's University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (J.M.), the Adam Practice, Poole (P.M.), University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton (P.M.), Accelerated Enrollment Solutions, Synexus Glasgow Dedicated Research Site (I.M.), and MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (E.C.T.), Glasgow, Accelerated Enrollment Solutions, Synexus Wales Dedicated Research Site, Cardiff (H.N.), the School of Medical Sciences, Bangor University, and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Bangor (O.O.), the Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham (J.P.), Haywood Hospital, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Stafford (J.P.), Accelerated Enrollment Solutions, Synexus Lancashire Dedicated Research Site, Chorley (C.H.P.), the National Institute for Health Research Patient Recruitment Centre and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford (D.S.), Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter (R.P.S.), East Suffolk, North Essex NHS Foundation Trust and University of Essex, Colchester (R.S.), Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian, and Aging Clinical and Experimental Research Group, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen (R.L.S.), and Accelerated Enrollment Solutions, Synexus Manchester Dedicated Research Site, Manchester (M.E.V.) - all in the United Kingdom; and Novavax, Gaithersburg, MD (G.A., I.C., F.D., G.G., J.R., A.R., K.S., S.T.).

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