Novavax gets emergency approval from CDC
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday granted emergency use authorization of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adults who have not had their primary COVID-19 vaccine series.
The two-dose vaccine uses a more familiar protein-based technology, which relies on protein subunits or harmless proteins of the virus that causes COVID-19 to stimulate the immune system. Protein-based vaccines have been used in the U.S. for more than 30 years, according to the CDC.
“If you have been waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine built on a different technology than those previously available, now is the time to join the millions of Americans who have been vaccinated,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Tuesday. “With COVID-19 cases on the rise across parts of the country, vaccination is critical to help protect against the complications of severe COVID-19 disease.”
The Ohio Department of Health may begin ordering Novavax vaccines on Monday, but a spokesperson for the agency said it is unlikely the vaccines will be available for distribution to local health departments and pharmacies until August.
Forty-seven percent of Allen County residents have started their vaccines since the vaccination effort started last winter, according to ODH.
• There were five new deaths attributed to COVID-19 reported in the region in the last week, according to ODH. Three of those deaths were recorded in Hardin County, while one death was reported in Auglaize and Putnam counties.
Allen County
Cases ` 29,032 ` +252
Deaths ` 481 ` 0
Recovered ` 27,901 ` +107
Auglaize County
Cases ` 12,180 ` +138
Deaths ` 190 ` +1
Recovered ` 11,639 ` +48
Hardin County
Cases ` 7,473 ` +48
Deaths ` 161 ` +3
Recovered ` 7,178 ` +33
Putnam County
Cases ` 8,774 ` +33
Deaths ` 159 ` +1
Recovered ` 8,497 ` +21
Van Wert County
Cases ` 7,083 ` +58
Deaths ` 149 ` 0
Recovered ` 6,799 ` +33
Ohio
Cases ` 2,918,366 ` +26,610
Deaths ` 38,981 ` +22
Recovered ` 2,808,623 ` +17,776
Recovered defined as symptom onset more than 21 days prior, not deceased. Only verified deaths included now.
Source: coronavirus.ohio.gov
Updated 2 p.m. 7/21/22
