Chinanews.com, December 18th, according to the US Chinese website, on the 17th local time, an advisory committee of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to approve the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Moderna's new crown vaccine .

  According to reports, the Modena Covid-19 vaccine is very similar to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine previously approved by the FDA.

The vaccine is expected to become the second new crown vaccine approved by the US regulatory agency.

On December 14, local time, Stephanie, a nurse at the Jewish Medical Center in Long Island, New York, made a triumphant expression after being vaccinated with the new crown.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

  According to the report, the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 20 to 0 and unanimously approved the emergency use authorization of Modena's new crown vaccine.

The committee recommends vaccination for people 18 years and older.

  The FDA Advisory Committee is said to play a key role in approving influenza and other vaccines in the United States to ensure that the vaccines are safe for public use.

After voting for it last week, the FDA approved the emergency use authorization of Pfizer vaccine the next day, and then began to vaccinate across the United States.

  But to obtain full approval, more data needs to be reviewed.

Modena has only submitted two months of follow-up safety data.

It usually takes six months for the FDA to fully approve.

  Modena's vaccine uses mRNA, which is messenger RNA technology, like Pfizer.

Later clinical trial data showed that the vaccine is more than 94% effective in preventing the new coronavirus, can resist the risk of serious diseases, and is safe.

In order to maximize its effectiveness, the vaccine needs to be vaccinated twice with an interval of four weeks.

  FDA staff publicly supported Modena's vaccine on the 15th, and stated in the document that the clinical trial results and safety data "complied with the recommendations made in the FDA's new crown vaccine emergency use authorization guidelines."