BREAKING: FDA grants full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first COVID-19 vaccine to transition from an emergency authorization status to full FDA approval.
More than 200 million Americans, over 60% of the total population, have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first covid-19 vaccine to transition from an emergency authorization status to full FDA approval.
“Based on the longer-term follow-up data that we submitted, today’s approval for those aged 16 and over affirms the efficacy and safety profile of our vaccine at a time when it is urgently needed,” Albert Bourla, Pfizer CEO said in a statement to ABC."Hundreds of millions of doses of our vaccine already have been administered in the U.S. since December 2020, and we look forward to continuing to work with the U.S. government to reach more Americans.
Federal, state and local health officials have also expressed optimism that full approval will help dissolve some of the lingering hesitancy around taking a shot that until now has been only authorized for emergency use -- a forecast recent polling has also reflected.U.S. Surgeon General Dr.
Federal health officials have come under immense political pressure from all sides to get the approval done as soon as possible -- as much of the country faces yet another surge, and the Delta variant threatens hard-fought wins in the fight against the virus.
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