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5 Things to Know About the FDA Approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Here’s what we need to know about the vaccine.
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The news is out.
People are ecstatic and relieved.
The vaccine is on our way!
On December 11, 2020, FDA (U.S Food and Drug Administration) approved the first emergency use authorization (EUA) vaccine for the immunization against the COVID-19. Through EUA, the government bodies will distribute the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine throughout the U.S in the next couple of weeks.
The FDA commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D writes:
“The FDA’s authorization for emergency use of the first COVID-19 vaccine is a significant milestone in battling this devastating pandemic that has affected so many families in the United States and around the world.
Today’s action follows an open and transparent review process that included input from independent scientific and public health experts and a thorough evaluation by the agency’s career scientists to ensure this vaccine met FDA’s rigorous, scientific standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality needed to support emergency…
