The vaccine showed an overall efficacy of 90.4% in phase three trials.
The Serum Institute of India on Friday said it has begun production of the first batch of Covovax, a coronavirus vaccine developed by biotechnology company Novavax. The vaccine showed an overall efficacy of 90.4% in phase three trials. “A new milestone has been reached; this week we began our first batch of Covovax [a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Novavax] at our facility, here in Pune: Serum Institute India,” the company said on Twitter. Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive officer of Serum Institute, congratulated the team. “Excited to witness the first batch of Covovax (developed by @Novavax) being manufactured this week at our facility in Pune,” tweeted Poonawalla.
