HHS Secretary Azar says Pfizer is expected to file FDA application for coronavirus vaccine Friday with Moderna soon to follow.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Thursday that Pfizer is expected to file an application to the FDA
for emergency use of its coronavirus vaccine on Friday, with Moderna soon to follow.
“Pfizer’s partner, BioNTech, has announced that tomorrow they intend to file for emergency use authorization at the FDA,
” Azar said during the White House coronavirus task force’s first public meeting in months.
“We would expect Moderna filing soon also.”
On Wednesday, Pfizer said it expected to submit an application to the FDA “within days’ after a final data analysis found
its coronavirus vaccine was highly effective and appeared to be safe.
The news came two days after Moderna said preliminary phase three trial data showed its vaccine was 94.5%.
Both vaccines use messenger RNA, or mRNA, technology.
It’s a new approach to vaccines that uses genetic material to provoke an immune response.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/hhs-chief-says-pfizer-is-expected-to-file-fda-application-for-coronavirus-vaccine-friday.html 
HHS Secretary Azar says Pfizer is expected to file FDA application for coronavirus vaccine Friday.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Thursday that Pfizer is expected to file an application to the FDA
for emergency use of its coronavirus vaccine on Friday, with Moderna soon to follow.
“Pfizer’s partner, BioNTech, has announced that tomorrow they intend to file for emergency use authorization at the FDA,
” Azar said during the White House coronavirus task force’s first public meeting in months.
“We would expect Moderna filing soon also.”
On Wednesday, Pfizer said it expected to submit an application to the FDA “within days’ after a final data analysis found
its coronavirus vaccine was highly effective and appeared to be safe.
The news came two days after Moderna said preliminary phase three trial data showed its vaccine was 94.5%.
Both vaccines use messenger RNA, or mRNA, technology.
It’s a new approach to vaccines that uses genetic material to provoke an immune response.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/hhs-chief-says-pfizer-is-expected-to-file-fda-application-for-coronavirus-vaccine-friday.html