FDA Says Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe

FDA Says Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe

FDA Says Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published its initial findings concerning the vaccine in briefing documents on Tuesday.

[The Pfizer vaccine shows] a favorable safety profile, with no specific safety concerns, FDA Briefing Documents, via Politico.

Pfizer is seeking emergency use approval of its vaccine from the FDA.

Data from Pfizer shows a swift immune response in patients to the vaccine following the first of two doses.

The data shows efficacy of the vaccine against severe COVID-19 cases to be 88 percent following the first dose, .

And then 95 percent following the second.

The independent vaccine advisory committee of the FDA is scheduled to meet on Thursday.

A decision regarding approval of the Pfizer vaccine could follow at any time following that meeting.

The U.K. became the first Western nation to begin vaccinating its citizens on Tuesday