On Aug. 23, 2021, Medigen Vaccine Biologics, a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development and production of vaccines and biologics, and Dynavax Technologies, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel vaccines, today announced the rollout of its COVID-19 vaccine, MVC-COV1901. Approximately 600,000 people are anticipated to receive the Medigen vaccine this week.

In July, MVC received Taiwan Emergency Use Authorization and approval for inclusion in Taiwan’s COVID-19 vaccine immunization program, MVC-COV1901. MVC COVID-19 vaccine is indicated for adults over 20 years old and is administered in two doses 28 days apart for prevention of COVID-19. The Advisory Committee recommended that MVC should submit safety monitoring report monthly during the declared EUA period and should submit a vaccine effectiveness report within one year after obtaining EUA approval.

MVC-COV1901 is a subunit vaccine with recombinant S-2P antigen adjuvanted with CpG 1018 supplied by Dynavax and aluminum hydroxide. The S-2P antigen is a trimeric and prefusion-stable recombinant spike protein developed by the U.S. NIH. MVC has obtained a global technology license for S-2P from the U.S. Vaccine Research Center at National Institutes of Health (NIH). MVC-COV1901 vaccine’s Phase 1 and 3,815-participant Phase 2 clinical study data has shown robust safety and promising immunogenicity responses and as a result obtained Taiwan’s EUA approval on July 19th, 2021. MVC will continue to collaborate with international partners for phase 3 clinical trial development and assist the global community in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.