: Novavax stock soars more than 20% after COVID-19 vaccine study shows nearly 90% efficacy in U.K., but less against new South African variant

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Novavax Inc. shares jumped more than 15% in after-hours trading Thursday, after the company revealed results of studies that showed its proposed COVID-19 vaccine is nearly 90% effective overall, but much less effective against a new variant.