US panel recommends emergency approval of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Move paves way for 6m doses to start shipping as soon as this weekend

Last updated: December 18, 2020 | 04:05

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Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020.

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Washington: A US panel of experts on Thursday voted to recommend emergency approval of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, paving the way for six million doses to start shipping as soon as this weekend.

The Food and Drug Administration is now expected to imminently grant an emergency use authorization (EUA), which would make Moderna's vaccine the second to be approved in a Western country.

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