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WestVac Biopharma Approved to Launch COVID-19 Vaccine for XBB Variants

publication date: Jun 9, 2023

Chengdu WestVac Biopharma announced that its Trivalent COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variants was approved for emergency use in China. The vaccine, named Coviccine®, is the first vaccine approved globally to target XBB variants. It was developed by WestVac Biopharma/West China Medical Center, Sichuan University. WestVac used an insect cell expression platform to construct the vector for Coviccine®, an XBB.1.5-Recombinant COVID-19 Trivalent (XBB.1.5+BA.5+Delta) Protein Vaccine (Sf9 Cell). The company worked with its subsidiary WestVac Biopharma (Guangzhou) to develop the vaccine. More details....

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