FDA Advisory Panel Approves Moderna Vaccine

CNBC reports:

An influential Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday overwhelmingly backed Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, a key step paving the way to distribute the second Covid-19 vaccine in the United States next week.

An emergency use authorization means the FDA will allow some people to receive the vaccine as the agency continues to evaluate data. It isn’t the same as full approval, which requires more data and can typically take several months longer.

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Moderna’s #COVID19 vaccine has been recommended for emergency use by FDA advisers https://t.co/VdGAWzBmSq via @voxdotcom

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