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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently officially included Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on its Emergency Use List (EUL). This means that the COVID-19 vaccine is the first to receive an emergency permit for use by the WHO.
So far, several candidate vaccines used by various countries have only received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from local authorities.
“WHO and other partners are working hard every day to evaluate other candidate vaccines that have met standards for safety and efficacy. We encourage more vaccine developers to register for testing and evaluation,” said Mariangela Simao, director of the medical program for WHO, as cited on its official website on Friday (1/1/2021).
Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine received EUL because it was deemed to meet WHO standards. This means that the vaccine is considered quite safe and has benefits that outweigh the risks.
Once a vaccine has received EUL, WHO will inform its network of regional authorities about the benefits and ways of working of the vaccine based on data from recent studies. Health authorities at the state level can then immediately formulate the implementation of a vaccination program based on the EUL.
“And as part of the EUL process, companies that provide vaccines must commit to continuing to provide data so that vaccines can immediately receive full approval and prequalification from WHO,” WHO wrote.
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