The vaccine was shown to be 89.3 percent effective at preventing infection with the novel coronavirus in a phase 3 trial conducted in the U.K., the drugmaker announced Jan. 28.
Mr. Erck told CNBC Novavax hopes the FDA will allow it to use data from its U.K. trial, as the drugmaker’s 30,000-participant phase 3 clinical trial is still ongoing in the U.S.
The U.K.’s regulatory body will likely review the vaccine in April. Mr. Erck said the FDA review will come “probably a month after that,” but it could be delayed by a month or two if the FDA decides to wait for the U.S. trial data.
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