WATCH: US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The FDA panel functions like a science court. With unprecedented interest in the normally obscure panel, the FDA broadcast the meeting via Youtube, and thousands logged on. Pfizer representatives told the panel they are aware of the British reports but have seen no signs of allergic reactions in their trial of the vaccine. IMPACT OF EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATIONAnswering some of these questions will require keeping Pfizerโs study going for many more months. But Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they have an โethical responsibilityโ to switch the 22,000 placebo recipients to real shots after FDA gives the vaccine its OK.