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GSK (GSK) to support manufacture of Novavax' (NVAX) COVID-19 vaccine

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GSK to support manufacture of Novavax' COVID-19 vaccine

March 29, 2021 4:02 PM EDT

LONDON and GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, GSK and the UK Government Vaccines Taskforce announced that they have reached an agreement in principle to support manufacturing of up to 60 million doses of Novavax' COVID-19 vaccine candidate (NVX-CoV2373) for use in the UK. GSK will provide 'fill and finish' manufacturing capacity at its Barnard Castle facility in the North East of England beginning as early as May 2021, with a rapid technology transfer between the two companies beginning... More