The FDA could fully approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by Labor Day, according to The New York Times.
With a surge in coronavirus cases due to the contagious Delta variant, President Joe Biden has urged Americans to get vaccinated and said last week that he expected full approval by the early fall. This week, officials familiar with the FDA’s plans said the agency’s unofficial deadline is early September or sooner.
Some universities, hospitals and cities — including San Francisco — are expected to mandate vaccination once a shot is fully approved, the newspaper reported. The Defense Department, for instance, will require service members to get a shot or undergo regular testing once the FDA makes the announcement.
Moderna, which also makes a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, filed for full approval on June 1 but is still submitting data to the FDA, the newspaper reported. Johnson & Johnson has not filed for full approval but has plans to do so later this year.
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