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  "id": 11172706,
  "title": "STAT+: Invivyd’s pursuit of a Covid vaccine alternative gets a lift, but an FDA hurdle may await",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/stat-invivyds-pursuit-of-a-covid-vaccine-alternative-gets-a-lift-but",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-01T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "STAT News",
    "slug": "stat-news",
    "url": "https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/01/invivyds-covid-antibody-development/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Invivyd, a small biotech company, is pursuing an injectable, low-dose monoclonal antibody as a potential alternative to Covid-19 vaccines. The company's candidate, VYD2311, recently reported successful results from a Phase 3 study, known as LIBERTY, which demonstrated its superior safety and tolerability compared to the established mRNA-based Covid vaccine, Comirnaty, developed by Pfizer. After six days, 57% of participants who received VYD2311 reported common side effects such as headaches, chills, fatigue, or pain at the injection site, while 91% of those who received Comirnaty experienced the same side effects, a difference that was statistically significant. At 56 days post-injection, VYD2311 was also found to be better tolerated. Additionally, the study revealed that VYD2311 could be safely combined with Comirnaty.",
  "summary": "The small biotech company Invivyd is developing an injectable, low-dose monoclonal antibody to protect against Covid.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/can-i-still-get-a-covid-vaccine-what-you-need-to-know-about-the",
        "published": "2026-09-30T05:06:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "title": "Can I still get a COVID vaccine? What you need to know about the latest updates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/can-i-still-get-a-covid-vaccine-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-10972845",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:00:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}