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The FDA didn’t ‘approve’ Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s why

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A worker in Scotland with a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
A health worker prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. The Food and Drug Administration authorized its emergency use but didn’t formally approve it. (Associated Press)

A lot of things are different when you’re in the midst of a global pandemic. A case in point: How federal regulators scrutinize and authorize new vaccines.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ushered in a new phase of the fight against COVID-19 on Friday by giving its blessing to a vaccine made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech. It’s the first such vaccine to get a green light from the FDA, and immunizations will begin in a matter of days.

There are plenty of reasons why it passed muster. Clinical trial data indicate that:

• It was 95% effective at preventing cases of COVID-19 in both Latinos and non-Latinos.

• It was 100% effective in Black people.

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[Source: CNBC News]

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