FDA approval of the Covid-19 vaccine could mean more people will get vaccinated for an unexpected reason
By Jen Christensen Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is currently only authorized for emergency use in the United States, but its full approval by the US Food and Drug Administration could happen within weeks. The ramifications could alter the course of the pandemic in several ways. First, full approval of a Covid-19 vaccine could persuade more people to get vaccinated. More than 30% of the eligible population in the United States still hasn’t gotten a vaccine. To qualify for emergency use authorization, Covid-19 vaccine makers submitted about three months of clinical trial data. This included at least 2 months of safety data on