Why Didn't Novavax Make Trump's Top 5 COVID-19 Vaccine List?

Why Didn't Novavax Make Trump's Top 5 COVID-19 Vaccine List?

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Motley Fool
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The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the Trump administration has selected five finalists among the companies developing COVID-19 vaccine candidates. Each of these drugmakers will receive federal money plus assistance in their clinical studies and manufacturing efforts.

There's a reasonable case to be made for the U.S. government to help the companies with the most promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates. But I think the reported list raised a big question: Why wasn't Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) in the top five?