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US Food and Drug Administration authorises Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use – ABC News
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine becomes the second to receive emergency-use authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration.
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine has become the second to receive emergency-use authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Key points:
- The US is the first country in the world to approve Moderna’s vaccine
- The company will distribute 5.9 million shots as early as this weekend
- Moderna’s shot does not require the ultra-cold temperatures of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
The decision provides some welcome news for a nation with a COVID-19 death toll of more than 307,000.
The FDA announced…
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