This is a HUGE moment!
Now the vaccine is fully FDA approved to prevent COVID-19 disease in people age 16 and up. “While millions of people have already safely received COVID-19 vaccines, we recognize that for some, the FDA approval of a vaccine may now instill additional confidence to get vaccinated,” acting FDA commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D., saidThe FDA typically usesto quickly make treatments, vaccines, and diagnostic tests available to the public during a public health emergency .
The news comes a little over a week after the FDA and a panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel recommended that people who are
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