Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in Australia: When will we get it? And is it better than Pfizer?

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in Australia: When will we get it? And is it better than Pfizer?
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Novavax has begun its process of seeking TGA approval.
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Key points:
It's one of four COVID-19 vaccines in the TGA pipeline
Novavax is made using more traditional-style methods and is currently going through phase three trials in the US and Mexico
Up until that moment, most Australians were slated to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine — with 53.8 million doses already secured by the federal government.
But what about Novavax?
SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19 disease, has spike proteins.
Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Novavax vaccines all work by training the immune system to recognise and fight these spike proteins, but they each use different technologies to do this.

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