EU decision on Novavax COVID-19 shot could come 'within weeks'

EU decision on Novavax COVID-19 shot could come 'within weeks'

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The European Union's drug regulator said on Wednesday it could decide on Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine approval "within weeks" if the data it has received from the drugmaker was sufficient to prove the shot's effectiveness.

The protein-based vaccine, branded Nuvaxovid, has been under a rolling review since February, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said. Such reviews allow for a speedy approval.