Department Of Defense Awards Gaithersburg-Based Novavax $60M Vaccine Contract
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WJZ) -- Even as things begin to reopen across Maryland, life won't completely return to normal until there's a COVID-19 vaccine.
The Gaithersburg-based company, Novavax, has just picked up a contract with the Department of Defense to deliver 10 million doses of its vaccine this year.
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This is a $60 million deal.
The COVID-19 vaccine Novavax is developing is currently in human trials. It's one of only 10 possible vaccines worldwide that's made it to that stage of development.
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