The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization for the first time to a coronavirus vaccine, a milestone in the fight against the pandemic that has resulted in the deaths of almost 100,000 Americans.“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 use authorization,” said FDA administrator Stephen Hahn.The vaccine comes from Pfizer-BioNTech.
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