Let's look beyond this piece of bad news from regulators.Vaccine maker Novavax (NVAX -1.64%) has had a rollercoaster of a year. In May, the company's shares soared after it announced a lucrative agreement with biotech giant Sanofi. It's been mostly downhill for Novavax since then, though that's likely due to some profit taking by investors.However, Novavax's shares recently dropped by about 20% in one day after it announced a clinical setback. The biotech's stock price is still up by more than 100% for the ...

Novavax stock fell 20% in one trading session on the news. In early pandemic days, Novavax (NVAX -1.64%) shares soared as investors bet on the company's ability to bring a coronavirus vaccine to market. But as the biotech fell behind in the race and commercialized its vaccine later than expected, the shares suffered. Earnings also weren't as bright as investors had hoped, due to this late market entrance. Moving forward, the company aimed to bring a potentially game-changing product to market: A combined co ...

Shares of Novavax (NVAX) lost nearly 20% on Wednesday after the company announced that the FDA has placed a clinical hold on its experimental COVID-19-Influenza Combination ("CIC") and stand-alone influenza vaccine candidates. This clinical hold was placed in response to a 'spontaneous report' of motor neuropathy in a study participant who took the CIC vaccine as part of a phase II study conducted outside the United States last year in January. While this study was completed in July 2023, the adverse event ...

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Key Takeaways The Food and Drug Administration put clinical holds on Novavax's COVID-19 and flu combination vaccine and its standalone flu shot because of safety concerns. The moves came as one patient who took the combination shot reported nerve damage. The company said it was working with the FDA to get the information necessary to resolve the issue and allow the company to move forward with testing. Novavax (NVAX) shares plummeted nearly 20% Wednesday after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stopped ...

A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. Novavax on Wednesday said the Food and Drug Administration has put a hold on its application for a combination shot targeting Covid and influenza and a standalone flu vaccine, sending the company's shares down sharply. The biotech company's stock fell nearly 20% on Wednesday. The so-called clinical hold is due to a single rep ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a global company advancing protein-based vaccines with its Matrix-M™ adjuvant, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a clinical hold on Novavax's Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its COVID-19-Influenza Combination (CIC) and stand-alone influenza vaccine candidates. The clinical hold is due to a spontaneous report of a serious adverse event (SAE) of motor neuropathy in a single C ...

The most recent trading session ended with Novavax (NVAX) standing at $12.91, reflecting a +1.77% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.21% for the day. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.14%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.05%. Shares of the vaccine maker witnessed a gain of 3.17% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Medical sector with its loss of 3.28% and underperforming the S&P 500 ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a global company advancing protein-based vaccines with its Matrix-M™ adjuvant, today announced that the European Commission granted Marketing Authorization for Novavax's updated 2024-2025 Nuvaxovid™ COVID-19 Vaccine (recombinant, adjuvanted) (NVX-CoV2705), dispersion for injection, for use in individuals aged 12 and older for the prevention of COVID-19 in the European Union (EU). This decision follows the positive opinion from the ...

Shares of Novavax (NVAX, Financial), a biotechnology firm specializing in vaccine development, experienced a significant drop of 5.11%. The stock is currently priced at $12.92 with a trading volume of approximately 3.03 million shares, reflecting a turnover rate of 1.89% and a price fluctuation of 6.10%. Recent financial data reveals Novavax achieved a revenue of $415 million, net earnings of $162 million, and earnings per share of $1.09. The company's gross profit stands at $379 million, with a price-to-ea ...