FDA grants full approval to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, opening door to more vaccine mandates
Posted on AllSides August 23rd, 2021
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older. This is the first coronavirus vaccine approved by the FDA, and is expected to open the door to more vaccine mandates.
"The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty, for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older," the FDA said in its announcement on Monday.
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been authorized for emergency use in...