Will a small, long-shot U.S. company end up producing the best coronavirus vaccine? (Page 2/2) maryjane JAN 28, 06:28 PM quote Originally posted by rinselberg: "Will a small, long-shot U.S. company end up producing the best coronavirus vaccine?" Meredith Wadman for ScienceMag(.org); November 3, 2020. There's several minutes here of reading. It includes a very "science-y" looking illustrated diagram of how the Novavax vaccine candidate is produced. "... tests showed the Novavax spike is stable for many weeks at 2°C to 8°C—a key advantage over the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, which need to be stored at –20°C and –70°C, respectively, and once thawed, last only days in the refrigerator." Will Novavax end up jubilantly "spiking" the syringe in the Covid-19 end zone after a vaccine development touchdown? Here's the "read"... https://www.sciencemag.org/...-coronavirus-vaccine No. Recent report shows it to be about 89.3% effective aganst the original variant, 85.6% effective against the UK variant, and even less so against the S. African variant. In the only, albeit small study it did against the SA variant, it tested poorly. quote The shot was still considered effective in protecting against the virus, but at an efficacy rate of just 49.4% among 44 Covid-19 cases in South Africa, where 90% of the cases contain the troubling new variant, the company said https://www.cnbc.com/2021/0...rcent-effective.html https://news.yahoo.com/nova...-89-3-210950900.html Hudini JAN 28, 10:49 PM Hell the Chinese vaccine is 50% effective but they call it a win. 100% require no hospitalization after getting both doses. Flatten the curve. rinselberg JAN 29, 05:17 AM That's disappointing news, about the Novavax Covid-19 candidate. But I've got another "fave" that I'm keeping my fingers crossed for, or should I say "for which I'm keeping my fingers crossed"..? Icosavax IVX-411 The mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna are already seeming so "old school." I want to be "nano-particle'ized."