Pfizer expects to petition the Food and Drug Administration for authorization of its coronavirus vaccine by the third week of November after early clinical trial results showed its efficacy as high as 90%.
“Today is a great day for science and humanity,” Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer chairman and CEO, said on Monday. “With today’s news, we are a significant step closer to providing people around the world with a much-needed breakthrough to help bring an end to this global health crisis.”
Pfizer, which developed the vaccine with the German drug manufacturer BioNTech, plans to apply for emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration by the third week of November after it has collected the recommended two months of safety data.
Monday's announcement exceeded expectations, as public health experts had cautioned that a COVID-19 vaccine likely would not be much more effective than a seasonal flu vaccine, which is usually about 50% effective. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, called Pfizer’s early results “just extraordinary,” in a Monday press briefing, adding: “Not very many people expected it would be as high as that.” --->READ MORE HERE
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Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) on Monday issued a harsh rebuke of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s comments that it is “bad news” that a coronavirus vaccine may come out while President Trump is still in office.
“What on earth is Governor Cuomo talking about?” Sasse said in a statement. “This is great news and everyone — Republicans and Democrats and apolitical folks – should all be jointly thrilled about the possibility of an effective vaccine.”
He continued: “After this nasty virus has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans and put millions out of work, it is beyond disgusting that Governor Cuomo would use a glimmer of hope for another worn-out ‘Trump is bad’ talking point. When we get a vaccine, we’re going to need all hands on deck distributing it as fast as possible — shamelessly politicizing this is dangerous and stupid.” --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to related stories and resources:
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