{"id":9654,"date":"2022-10-26T11:30:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/?page_id=9654"},"modified":"2022-10-26T11:30:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:30:03","slug":"virginia-department-of-health-announces-novavax-covid-19-booster-vaccines-are-now-available-in-the-commonwealth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/virginia-department-of-health-announces-novavax-covid-19-booster-vaccines-are-now-available-in-the-commonwealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Department of Health Announces Novavax COVID-19 Booster Vaccines Are Now Available in the Commonwealth"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong> – October 26, 2022
\nMedia Contact<\/strong>: Logan Anderson, VDH PIO
\nLogan.Anderson@vdh.virginia.gov<\/p>\n

Virginia Department of Health Announces Novavax COVID-19 Booster Vaccines Are Now Available in the Commonwealth<\/b><\/p>\n

(RICHMOND, Va.) \u2014 <\/b>The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has announced the immediate availability of a free booster dose of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, following authorization by the Food and Drug Administration and recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on October 19.<\/span><\/p>\n

The booster dose is authorized for persons aged 18 years and older who, for medical or accessibility issues, cannot take one of the mRNA bivalent COVID-19 vaccines or who would not take a booster otherwise. The Novavax vaccine is based on a technology different from the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Novavax booster vaccine may only be used as a first booster, meaning that anyone who has already had one or multiple booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and\/or Moderna vaccines may <\/span>not<\/b> receive the Novavax booster at this time. It is to be administered at least six months after a person has completed a primary COVID-19 vaccine series.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Novavax monovalent booster targets the original strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that first appeared in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, while the bivalent boosters from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna also target the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron variant that emerged in the United States in November 2021. Novavax has a bivalent booster in testing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Free vaccination opportunities may be found at <\/span>Vaccinate.Virginia.gov<\/span><\/a>. Information about all the COVID-19 vaccines authorized for administration in the U.S. is available at the VDH COVID-19 vaccine <\/span>website<\/span><\/a>. The Vaccinate Virginia Call Center is an additional source of information; call (877) VAX-IN-VA \u2013 (877)-829-4682 \u2013 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information is available in English, Spanish and more than 100 other languages.<\/span><\/p>\n

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