A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended approval of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, clearing the way for the FDA to grant emergency authorization of the vaccine as early as Friday. The approval—by a vote of 17-4 with one abstention after a daylong hearing—came as Covid-19 infections continued surging,… Continue reading Pfizer Vaccine Gets Emergency Authorization
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FDA Advisory Panel Takes Up Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration plans to continue to monitor the use of Covid-19 vaccines even after their release, the agency said Thursday, including tracking factors such as manufacturing quality and the balance of benefits and risks. Doran Fink, deputy clinical director of the FDA’s division of vaccines, made the remarks in a written statement… Continue reading FDA Advisory Panel Takes Up Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine