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On 12/11/2020, after the FDA granted emergency authorization for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Trump released a video calling the news as a “medical miracle.” He said the first immunizations would take place “in less than 24 hours.” He said from the Oval Office, “This is one of the greatest scientific accomplishments in history.”

In a video message, Trump said the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved for emergency use will be administered “within 24 hours” and will be “free [of charge] for all Americans.” The president said the vaccine “will save millions of lives and soon end the pandemic once and for all.”

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States. Millions of doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, which has been found to be 95% effective, will be soon shipped around the country so that vaccination can begin within days.

Before vaccinations can begin, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immunization advisory committee still must vote to recommend the vaccine, and the CDC must accept that recommendation. An emergency use authorization means a medical product gets special authorization by the FDA to be used during an emergency — but it is short of a full approval. Pfizer would have to file a separate application for its vaccine to be fully licensed by the FDA.
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