CDC Director Robert Redfield now has to sign off on the recommendations from the independent panel.
A CDC advisory panel has endorsed the use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for Americans 16 years and older, one of the last steps before the first Covid-19 shots to go into arms.
The independent committee unanimously voted to recommend the shots, with 11 members voting in favor and three people recusing themselves due to conflicts of interest.
CDC Director Robert Redfield then has to sign off on the recommendations from the independent panel, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The Saturday meeting came less than 24 hours after the FDA greenlit Pfizer’s shots for emergency use, a scientific breakthrough delivered at breakneck speed.
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A CDC advisory panel has endorsed the use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for Americans 16 years and older, one of the last steps before the first Covid-19 shots to go into arms https://t.co/ap05KXNMpF
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Glad the CDC thinks getting this vaccine is a good idea. Sorry, I’m still not convinced it’s a good idea to get a rushed vaccine just yet.
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