6 Fakta Vaksin Novavax Buatan AS

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6 Fakta Vaksin Novavax Buatan AS

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Jumat, 29 Jan 2021 16:53 WIB

Jakarta - Selain Sinovac, vaksin Corona lain yang juga masuk rencana pengadaan di Indonesia adalah vaksin buatan Amerika Serikat, Novavax. Berikut fakta-faktanya.

Vaksin Novavax

Fakta pertama, vaksin Corona Novavax yang disebut NVX-CoV2373 ini menggunakan platform protein subunit, yang artinya terbuat dari protein virus Corona rekayasa untuk menginfeksi sel. Protein tersebut dikombinasikan dengan adjuvan Matrix-M Novavax untuk meningkatkan respons imun dari antigen protein. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic

A dose of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine is seen ready for use in the trial at St. George's University hospital in London Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Novavax Inc. said Thursday Jan. 28, 2021 that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study and that it also seems to work — though not as well — against new mutated strains of the virus circulating in that country and South Africa. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Dikutip dari Very Well Health, vaksin Novavax ini bekerja dengan memasukkan protein yang memicu respons antibodi, yang bisa menghalangi virus Corona mengikat sel dan mencegah terjadinya infeksi. AP Photo/Alastair Grant

A dose of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine is seen ready for use in the trial at St. George's University hospital in London Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Novavax Inc. said Thursday Jan. 28, 2021 that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study and that it also seems to work — though not as well — against new mutated strains of the virus circulating in that country and South Africa. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Fakta kedua terkait aturan pakai dan dosisnya. Untuk vaksin Novavax, suntikan vaksin akan diberikan sebanyak dua kali dengan rentan jarak penyuntikan selama 21 hari. Jumlah dosis yang diberikan sebesar 0,5 ml perdosis. AP Photo/Alastair Grant

A dose of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine is seen ready for use in the trial at St. George's University hospital in London Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Novavax Inc. said Thursday Jan. 28, 2021 that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study and that it also seems to work — though not as well — against new mutated strains of the virus circulating in that country and South Africa. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Fakta ketiga, berdasarkan hasil analisis awal penelitian di Inggris, vaksin Corona Novavax 89,3 persen efektif melawan varian baru Corona Inggris. Hasil tersebut didapatkan dari uji coba yang melibatkan 15.000 orang relawan yang berusia 18 hingga 84 tahun. AP Photo/Alastair Grant

90 year old Margaret Keenan, the first patient in the UK to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, administered by nurse May Parsons at University Hospital, Coventry, England, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020. The United Kingdom, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, is beginning its vaccination campaign, a key step toward eventually ending the pandemic. (Jacob King/Pool via AP)

Pihak perusahaan juga mengatakan efektivitas vaksin ini sudah hampir setara dengan dua vaksin lainnya, yaitu Pfizer-BioNTech dan Moderna. AP Photo/Jacob King

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 05: A worker is pictured at the Scientia Clinical Research Ltd lab in Randwick on November 05, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the federal government has secured an additional two new COVID-19 vaccine agreements to deliver 50 million doses for Australians. Under the new agreements Novavax would supply 40 million vaccine doses and Pfizer/BioNTech would provide 10 million doses. The Novavax and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines are expected to be available in Australia from early to mid 2021, subject to the success of trials and the needed approvals. (Photo by Pool/Getty Images)

Fakta keempat, analisis interim pada uji klinis di Afrika Selatan, tempat salah satu varian baru menyebar, vaksin Novavax menunjukkan efikasi sebesar 60 persen. Meski hanya 60 persen, ahli yakin vaksin ini bisa digunakan untuk melawan varian baru Afrika Selatan. Getty Images/Phil Walter

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 05: A worker is pictured at the Scientia Clinical Research Ltd lab in Randwick on November 05, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the federal government has secured an additional two new COVID-19 vaccine agreements to deliver 50 million doses for Australians. Under the new agreements Novavax would supply 40 million vaccine doses and Pfizer/BioNTech would provide 10 million doses. The Novavax and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines are expected to be available in Australia from early to mid 2021, subject to the success of trials and the needed approvals. (Photo by Pool/Getty Images)

Fakta kelima, Novavax mengatakan, saat ini pihaknya sudah mulai membuat versi baru dari vaksin buatannya untuk melindungi dari varian baru Corona. Rencananya, uji klinis vaksin ini akan di mulai pada kuartal kedua tahun 2021 mendatang. Getty Images

Dalam dua pekan pertama sebagai Menteri Kesehatan (Menkes), Budi Gunadi Sadikin setidaknya melakukan lima terobosan berarti terkait penanganan Covid-19 dan program vaksinasi.

Fakta terakhir terkait harga dan pengadaan Vaksin Novavax di Indonesia. Menteri Kesehatan Budi Gunadi Sadikin mengatakan pemerintah Indonesia telah mengamankan sebanyak 50 juta dosis vaksin Novavax. Diperkirakan vaksin tersebut bisa tersedia di Indonesia pada Juni 2021 hingga Maret 2022. ANTARA FOTO

Kemenkes mencatat 132.004 orang tenaga kesehatan di Indonesia sudah disuntik virus Corona. Angka itu adalah 22 persen dari total 598.483 Nakes yang akan divaksin.

Selain itu, rencananya vaksin Corona Novavax ini disebut akan dijual dengan harga sekitar USD 16 atau sekitar Rp 225.000 per dosis. Ari Saputra/detikcom

6 Fakta Vaksin Novavax Buatan AS
6 Fakta Vaksin Novavax Buatan AS
6 Fakta Vaksin Novavax Buatan AS
6 Fakta Vaksin Novavax Buatan AS
6 Fakta Vaksin Novavax Buatan AS
6 Fakta Vaksin Novavax Buatan AS
6 Fakta Vaksin Novavax Buatan AS
6 Fakta Vaksin Novavax Buatan AS
6 Fakta Vaksin Novavax Buatan AS
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