WHO Grants Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine “Emergency” Validation

The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, signalling to countries worldwide the greenlight to swiftly facilitate its import and distribution.

The decision “makes the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation from WHO since the (novel coronavirus) outbreak began a year ago,” WHO said in a statement.

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“This is a very positive step towards ensuring global access to COVID-19 vaccines. But I want to emphasize the need for an even greater global effort to achieve enough vaccine supply to meet the needs of priority populations everywhere,” the statement quoted WHO Assistant-Director General for Access to Medicines and Health Products, Mariângela Simão as saying.

“WHO and our partners are working night and day to evaluate other vaccines that have reached safety and efficacy standards. We encourage even more developers to come forward for review and assessment. It’s vitally important that we secure the critical supply needed to serve all countries around the world and stem the pandemic.”

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