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Moderna Vaccine Gets Full FDA Approval! What Does It Mean?

Moderna Vaccine Gets Full FDA Approval! What Does It Mean?

Moderna Spikevax is the second COVID-19 vaccine to receive full FDA approval!

Find out what this means, and how it differs from the earlier EUA!

 

Moderna Spikevax Vaccine Receives Full FDA Approval!

On 31 January 2022, the US FDA announced that they approved the second COVID-19 vaccine – the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.

It is now allowed to be marketed as the Moderna Spikevax vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 18 years of age and older.

The Moderna vaccine continues to be available under the EUA (Emergency Use Authorisation) as a third primary series dose for individuals 18 and older with certain kinds of immunocompromise, and as a single booster dose for individuals 18 years and older.

The full FDA approval was based on updated data from the original clinical trial, with a longer follow-up period. Here are the new findings :

Read more : Why COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Does Not Matter!

 

Moderna Spikevax Vaccine : Full FDA Approval vs. EUA

The Moderna Spikevax vaccine had been available for use under the EUA (Emergency Use Authorisation) since 18 December 2020.

While antivaxxers claim that this is proof that it is still experimental, that is categorically FALSE.

Vaccines approved under EUA have to undergo the same rigorous FDA approval process. They are just issued earlier, after passing critical safety and efficacy trials, to address an emergency.

The full FDA approval is then given after trial participants are followed up for at least 6 months, and the FDA has more time to increase oversight and inspection of manufacturing facilities.

Read more : Full FDA Approval vs EUA for Vaccines : What’s Different?

 

Full FDA Approval For Moderna Vaccine : What Does It Mean?

Some of the press mistakenly claimed that Spikevax is the “new name” for the vaccine. That’s not true – the name was announced many months ago.

It was just not allowed to be officially marketed to the public as Spikevax until it received the full FDA approval.

The full FDA approval will allow governments and private businesses to enact vaccination mandates as they see fit.

Despite receiving full FDA approval, Moderna is required to conduct postmarking studies to further assess the risks of myocarditis and pericarditis in people who received their vaccine.

Moderna has also committed to additional studies, including a pregnancy registry study to evaluate pregnancy and infant outcomes of mothers who received their vaccine during pregnancy.

 

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