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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Pfizer-Bioentech vaccines for emergency use. According to US media reports, the FDA has been under pressure from the Trump administration for the past few days to approve the Pfizer vaccine.
US President Donald Trump has said the country’s vaccination program will start within 24 hours of approval. Alex Azar, the country’s health and human services secretary, told reporters that his department would work with Pfizer to launch the vaccination program on Monday or Tuesday.
Previously, the corona vaccine, made by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotech company Bioentech, was approved in the UK, Canada, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
According to the influential US media Washington Post, FDA commissioner Dr. approved the Pfizer vaccine. The Trump administration put Han under intense pressure. Friday, FDA commissioner. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows asked Stephen Han to approve the vaccine or resign.
However, the news of receiving a phone call from the Chief of Staff, said Dr. Han. He said he has been encouraged to quickly work with the vaccine.
In a tweet last Friday, President Trump called the FDA a “big, old, slow turtle.” Chasing the head of the FDA, he said, ‘Get the vaccines out now, Dr. Han. Stop playing around and start saving lives.’
Pfizer plans to deliver 6.4 million doses of the first shipment to the United States by December.
To prevent coronavirus, everyone should take the Pfizer vaccine in two doses. The 21 million health workers in the country will have priority in vaccination. Additionally, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has suggested that priority be given to vaccinating 30 million older Americans who have been in nursing homes for a long time.
Authorities say the low-risk group is expected to receive the vaccine in spring 2021.
