FILE – In this Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks during a news conference in the briefing room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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UPDATED 11:52 AM PT – Friday, December 11, 2020
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said coronavirus vaccinations could start going out to Americans as early as next week.
In an interview Friday, Azar acknowledged that while the FDA has yet to officially approve the Pfizer vaccine, they are likely to give the go ahead for emergency use authorization in the coming days.
The @US_FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (#VRBPAC) voted in support of granting Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in the US for the Pfizer-@BioNTech_Group #COVID19 mRNA vaccine: https://t.co/RutPxwDHuu pic.twitter.com/2qqREKRFck
— Pfizer Inc. (@pfizer) December 10, 2020
Once doctors have the information on how to properly prescribe the vaccine, Azar said the treatment would be ready for distribution.
“We should be seeing the authorization of this vaccine, he stated. “We will work with Pfizer to get that shipped out and so, we could be seeing people getting vaccinate Monday, Tuesday of next week.”
Meanwhile, the FDA officials also put out a statement Friday noting they are working to quickly finalize approval for the Pfizer vaccine.
BREAKING: The @US_FDA has informed Pfizer that it will rapidly work toward finalization and issuance of an emergency use authorization. https://t.co/wZqxLJGqwc
— Secretary Alex Azar (@SecAzar) December 11, 2020
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