Coronavirus Update: FDA Approves Pfizer/BioNTech's Comirnaty
Executive Summary
The FDA granted an expected, though long-awaited, approval to the COVID-19 vaccine. Also, Korean regulators have begun a review of Russian vaccine CoviVac, while Bavarian Nordic has initiated a Phase II study of its vaccine booster candidate and received a commitment for up to DKK 800m from the Danish government.
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