Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2020
FDA takes key action in fight against COVID-19 by issuing emergency use authorisation for first COVID-19 vaccine
11 December 2020 - Action follows thorough evaluation of available safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality information by FDA career scientists, input from independent experts.
Today, the U.S. FDA issued the first emergency use authorization for a vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in individuals 16 years of age and older.
The emergency use authorisation allows the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed in the U.S.
