Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) announced favorable results from the second stage of the Phase I/IIa human clinical trial of its pandemic influenza virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine candidate. The vaccine, which does not contain an adjuvant, induced robust neutralizing antibody responses. Novavax's VLP candidate is directed against the H5N1 A/Indonesia/05/2005 avian influenza strain.
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