Walvax COVID-19 vaccine

ARCoV
Vaccine description
TargetSARS-CoV-2
Vaccine typemRNA
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Intramuscular
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AWcorna, originally termed ARCoV and also known as the Walvax COVID-19 vaccine, is an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed by Walvax Biotechnology, Suzhou Abogen Biosciences, and the PLA Academy of Military Science. In contrast to other mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, such as those by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, this vaccine primarily targets the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain of the spike protein, rather than the entire spike protein. It is approved for Phase III trials in China, Mexico, Indonesia, and Nepal.

It was granted emergency use approval in Indonesia in September 2022.