Pfizer IncThe COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed with BioNTech SE was recommended by vaccine consultants in the United States after it was fully approved by regulators last week.The move is expected to help contain the epidemic, which is heating up again driven by the Delta strain.
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) 14 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization measures agreed on MondayVote for people aged 16 and above to be vaccinated against the vaccine.. The proposal still needs to be finally signed by Rochelle Walensky, director of CDC.
Pfizer Inc-BioNTech vaccine is the first COVID-19 vaccine fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The US government expects the approval to help boost confidence in vaccines and address the lack of willingness of many people to vaccinate.
After the vaccine was fully approved, many large employers, schools and state and local governments issued vaccination requirements. Still, 38% of Americans aged 16 and over remain unvaccinated, and 20% of unvaccinated people say they will only be asked to do so, according to data released at the meeting.