Central Coast health experts react to FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine
SANTA MARIA, Calif, - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first vaccine for COVID-19 on Monday.
The FDA approved the Pfizer vaccine, which will be used to treat individuals 16 years old and up.
The Pfizer-BioNTech will now be marketed as Comirnaty.
Though it is approved for 16 years of age and up, it will also still be available for emergency use for those ages 12-15.
The Pfizer-BioNTech has been used for those 16 years and older since December of 2020 and was expanded to ages down to 12 years old in May of this year.
According to the FDA, the approved vaccines go under the same standard process of reviewing the quality, safety, and effectiveness.
