Gwen Baumgardner: WE’VE GOT BREAKING NEWS ABOUT MODERNA’S COVID VACCINE.
I’M GWEN BAUMGARDNER WITH STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS.
THIS MORNING — MODERNA ANNOUNCED IT IS SEEKING FULL U-S APPROVAL FOR ITS COVID-19 VACCINE.
RIGHT NOW — THE VACCINE IS ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR EMERGENCY USE IN THE U-S.
FULL APPROVAL WOULD ALLOW MODERNA TO MARKET THE VACCINE DIRECTLY.
MODERNA SAYS IT WILL SUBMIT DATA TO THE F-D-A OVER THE COMING WEEKS…TO START THE APPROVAL PROCESS.
LAST MONTH — PFIZER ANNOUNCED IT WAS SEEKING THE SAME FULL APPROVAL OF ITS VACCINE.
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