Virginia to receive 20,800 doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

VDH expects the vaccine to be available by middle of August.
VDH expects the vaccine to be available by the middle of August.
VDH expects the vaccine to be available by the middle of August.(MGN Online / Novavax, Inc.)
Published: Jul. 22, 2022 at 12:55 PM EDT|Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 1:05 PM EDT
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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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