New novavax JN.1 vaccine trial aims to protect adults 50-64 from COVID
NCT ID NCT07086222
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a single dose of an updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine designed to target the JN.1 variant. About 6,500 healthy adults aged 50 to under 65 who are not at high risk for severe COVID will receive either the vaccine or a placebo. Researchers will track how well the vaccine prevents symptomatic COVID-19 over 180 days and monitor for side effects.
Why investors are watching
Novavax is testing its updated JN.1 COVID-19 vaccine in 6,500 adults aged 50 to under 65 without high-risk conditions. This Phase 4 post-marketing study matters because a positive result could support broader use of the vaccine in a large, generally healthy age group, which is important for a small company whose revenue depends on COVID vaccine sales.
If it works: A positive result could strengthen Novavax's position in the adult COVID vaccine market and support future recommendations for this age group. That could help the company maintain a steady revenue stream from its only commercial product.
If it fails: The trial could fail to show the vaccine prevents COVID better than placebo, or safety issues could emerge. Trials fail often, and a negative result would likely hurt Novavax's credibility and sales prospects for this vaccine.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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6,500 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * To be included in this study, each individual must satisfy all of the following criteria: 1. Adults 50 to \< 65 years of age at time of study vaccination (Day 0) who are not considered to be at high risk of severe COVID-19. 2. Participants unvaccinated to SARS-CoV-2 or participants previously vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine ≥ 90 days prior to study vaccination. 3. Participant or legally acceptable representative is willing and able to give informed consent prior to study enrollment and to comply with study procedures. 4. Female participants of childbearing potential (defined as any participant who has experienced menarche and who is NOT surgically sterile \[ie, hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or bilateral oophorectomy\] or postmenopausal \[defined as amenorrhea ≥ 12 consecutive months\]) must agree to be heterosexually inactive from at least 28 days prior to enrollment and through 90 days after vaccination OR agree to consistently use a medically acceptable method of contraception listed below from ≥ 28 days prior to enrollment and through 90 days after vaccination. 1. Condoms (male or female) with spermicide (if acceptable in country) 2. Diaphragm with spermicide 3. Cervical cap with spermicide 4. Intrauterine device 5. Oral or patch contraceptives 6. Norplant®, Depo-Provera®, or other in country regulatory approved contraceptive method that is designed to protect against pregnancy 7. Abstinence, as a form of contraception, is acceptable if in line with the participant's lifestyle NOTE: Periodic abstinence (eg, calendar, ovulation, sympto-thermal, post-ovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception. 5. Agrees not to participate in any research involving receipt of investigational products (drug/biologic/device), including other SARS-CoV-2 prevention or treatment trials, for the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * If an individual meets any of the following criteria, he or she is ineligible for this study: 1. Is considered to be at high risk of severe COVID-19 due to underlying medical conditions or risk factors that demonstrated a conclusive increase in risk for at least one severe COVID-19 outcome, as described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) . 2. Unstable acute illness at the time of vaccination. 3. Participation at the time of study enrollment or planned participation during the present study period in another clinical study investigating a vaccine, drug, medical device, or medical procedure. 4. Current participation in any other COVID-19 prevention clinical trial. 5. Known history of COVID-19 infection within 90 days of study vaccination. 6. Any known history of allergies to products contained in the investigational product in the participant's lifetime. 7. Any known history of anaphylaxis to any prior vaccine in the participant's lifetime. 8. Known history of myocarditis or pericarditis in the participant's lifetime. 9. Chronic administration (defined as \> 14 continuous days) of immunosuppressant, systemic glucocorticoids, or other immune-modifying drugs within 90 days prior to study vaccination (Day 0). NOTE: An immunosuppressant dose of glucocorticoid is defined as a systemic dose ≥ 10 mg of prednisone per day or equivalent. The use of topical, inhaled, or intranasal glucocorticoids is permitted. Topical tacrolimus and ocular cyclosporin are permitted. 10. Received immunoglobulin or blood-derived products within 90 days prior to study vaccination (Day 0). 11. Participants who are pregnant, or who plan to become pregnant within 90 days following study vaccination. 12. Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would pose a health risk to the participant if enrolled or could interfere with evaluation of the study vaccine or interpretation of study results (including neurologic or psychiatric conditions likely to impair the quality of safety reporting). 13. Study team member or immediate family member of any study team member (inclusive of Sponsor, clinical research organization \[CRO\], and study site personnel involved in the conduct or planning of the study).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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310 Clinical Research
Inglewood, California, 90301, United States
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ACRC Trials
Plano, Texas, 75093, United States
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AMR Clinical - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89119, United States
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AMR Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, 64114, United States
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AMR Mobile
Mobile, Alabama, 36608, United States
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Accellacare Duly Health and Care
Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United States
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Accellacare Research of Salisbury
Salisbury, North Carolina, 28144, United States
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Accellacare Research of Winston Salem
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
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Accellacare of Bristol
Bristol, Tennessee, 37620, United States
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Accellacare of Duly
Lombard, Illinois, 60148, United States
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Accellacare of Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 27804, United States
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Acevedo Clinical Research Associates
Miami, Florida, 33142, United States
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Alliance Clinical - West Hills
West Hills, California, 91303, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, L.L.C.
Lexington, Kentucky, 40509, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Wichita, Kansas, 67207, United States
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Avacare
Austin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Avacare
Fort Worth, Texas, 76135, United States
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Bayview Research Group, LLC
Valley Village, California, 91607, United States
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Boeson Research
Missoula, Montana, 59804, United States
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Boeson Research - Utah
Provo, Utah, 84604, United States
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California Research Foundation
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Capital Area Research, LLC
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 17011, United States
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CenExel Atlanta GA
Atlanta, Georgia, 30331, United States
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Centricity Research
Columbus, Georgia, 31904, United States
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Charlottesville Medical Research Center, LLC
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22911, United States
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Clinical Research Atlanta
Stockbridge, Georgia, 30281, United States
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Clinical Research Consulting, LLC
Milford, Connecticut, 06460, United States
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Clinical Research Institute, Inc
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402, United States
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DSI Research - Northridge
Dayton, Ohio, 45414, United States
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DelRicht Research @ Concierge and Direct Primary Care
Overland Park, Kansas, 66209, United States
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DelRicht Research @ Grassroots Healthcare
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74133, United States
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DelRicht Research @ Matthew Mintz Clinic
Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
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DelRicht Research @ Newton Family Medicine
Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, United States
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DelRicht Research @ Touro Medical Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70115, United States
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DelRicht Research at Gulfport Memorial
Gulfport, Mississippi, 39503, United States
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Diablo Clinical Research, Inc.
Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
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Excel Clinical Research
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109, United States
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Flourish San Antonio - Clinical
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Great Lakes Research Institute, LLC
Southfield, Michigan, 48075, United States
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Hawthorne Health - Concord
Concord, North Carolina, 28025, United States
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Hawthorne Health - Gadsden
Gadsden, Alabama, 35901, United States
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Hawthorne Health - Horsham
Horsham, Pennsylvania, 19044, United States
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Hawthorne Health - Lebanon
Lebanon, Tennessee, 37087, United States
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Hawthorne Health - Lindenwold
Lindenwold, New Jersey, 08021, United States
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Hawthorne Health - Staten
Staten Island, New York, 10309, United States
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Headlands Research Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85260, United States
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Health Awareness, LLC
Jupiter, Florida, 33458, United States
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Health Research of Hampton Roads, Inc
Newport News, Virginia, 23606, United States
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Howland Allergy & Asthma PLLC dba Orion Clinical Research
Austin, Texas, 78759, United States
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IMA Clinical Research - Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109, United States
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Indago Research and Health Center, Inc.
Hialeah, Florida, 33012, United States
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Integrated Clinical Trial Services
West Des Moines, Iowa, 50265, United States
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International Clinical Research - Tennessee
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 37130, United States
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J. Lewis Research, Inc. / Foothill Family Clinic
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84109, United States
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K2 Medical Research - East Providence
East Providence, Rhode Island, 02914, United States
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Lynn Health Institute - OKC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112, United States
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Lynn Institute of Denver
Aurora, Colorado, 80012, United States
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Lynn Institute of Norman
Norman, Oklahoma, 73072, United States
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MOORE Clinical Research
Tampa, Florida, 33609, United States
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Monroe Pharmaceutical Research
Monroe, North Carolina, 28112, United States
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North Alabama Research Center
Athens, Alabama, 35611, United States
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Orange Grove Family Practice
Tucson, Arizona, 85741, United States
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Palm Beach Research Center
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33409, United States
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Paradigm Clinical Research Centers, LLC
Wheat Ridge, Colorado, 80033, United States
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Piedmont Research Partners
Fort Mill, South Carolina, 29707, United States
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Profound Research LLC at Millennium Affiliated Physicians
Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States
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Profound Research LLC at Seaside Medical Group
Oceanside, California, 92058, United States
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Research Institute Of South Florida, Inc.
Miami, Florida, 33173, United States
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Research Your Health
Plano, Texas, 75093, United States
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Rochester Clinical Research
Buffalo, New York, 14217, United States
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Rochester Clinical Research, LLC
Rochester, New York, 14609, United States
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SIMED Health, LLC / SIMED Research
Gainesville, Florida, 32607, United States
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SMS Clinical Research LLC
Mesquite, Texas, 75149, United States
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Suburban Research Associates - West Chester Office
West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19380, United States
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Sugar Lakes Family Practice, P.A.
Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, United States
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Summit-Halls Family Practice
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37938, United States
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Sundance Clinical Research
St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
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Trial Management Associates (TMA ) Headlands LLC
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572, United States
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TrialMed
Evansville, Indiana, 47714, United States
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TrialMed - Austin
Austin, Texas, 78744, United States
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TrialMed - Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35211, United States
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TrialMed - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89113, United States
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TrialMed - Melbourne
Melbourne, Florida, 32934, United States
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TrialMed - San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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TrialMed - The Villages
The Villages, Florida, 32162, United States
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TrialdMed - Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama, 35802, United States
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research
Norfolk, Nebraska, 68701, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research - Binghampton
Binghamton, New York, 13905, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research - San Diego
La Mesa, California, 91942, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Boise
Meridian, Idaho, 83642, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska, 68510, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Medford
Medford, Oregon, 97504, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska, 68134, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Seattle
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Sioux City
Sioux City, Iowa, 51106, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Valparaiso
Valparaiso, Indiana, 46383, United States
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WR Clinsearch, LLC
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37421, United States
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Zenos Clinical Research
Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States
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