{"id":676410,"date":"2021-08-23T16:36:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T20:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=676410"},"modified":"2021-08-23T16:36:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T20:36:36","slug":"fda-grants-full-approval-for-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-grants-full-approval-for-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA grants full approval for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffda-grants-full-approval-for-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=676410&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2498564\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2498564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Israeli health worker displays a vial of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the Maccabi Health Service in Jerusalem. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:30 PM PT \u2013 Monday, August 23, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine. On Monday, the vaccine became the first to receive full approval beyond emergency use authorization.<\/p>\n<p>The FDA said it hoped the move would help encourage hesitant Americans 16 years of age and older to finally get the shot. The U.S. surgeon general said he believed full approval would lead to an increase in vaccination rates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a pivotal moment for our country in the fight against the pandemic,\u201d FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock explained. \u201c\u2026The public can be confident that this vaccine meets the FDA\u2019s gold standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality that we require for an approved product.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, FDA approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iOqsxXV1fj\">https:\/\/t.co\/iOqsxXV1fj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. FDA (@US_FDA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/US_FDA\/status\/1429800729917669379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, concerns have grown that full approval may open up new opportunities for vaccine mandates.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/proud-boys-antifa-clash-in-northeast-portland\/\">Proud Boys, Antifa Clash In Northeast Portland<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Israeli health worker displays a vial of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the Maccabi Health Service in Jerusalem. 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