Virginia to receive 20,800 doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
VDH expects the vaccine to be available by middle of August.
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Published: Jul. 22, 2022 at 12:55 PM EDT|Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 1:05 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia Department of Health will receive 20,800 doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine next month.
This comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the two-dose Novavax COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday.
The health department expects the vaccine to be available by the middle of August.
At this time, the Novavax vaccine is not available as a booster or third dose for immunocompromised persons.
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