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WHO lists first COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The WHO listed Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine Comirnaty® for emergency use, the first such designation since the pandemic began earlier this year.

World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva
World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva (AN/Eric Bridiers)

GENEVA (AN) — The World Health Organization listed Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine Comirnaty® for emergency use on Thursday, the first such designation since the pandemic began and a step towards global access.

The emergency use listing helps nations expedite their own regulatory approval processes and enables UNICEF and the Pan-American Health Organization to help get a vaccine to places where it is most needed, the U.N. health agency said.

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