WHO ISSUES ITS FIRST EMERGENCY USE VALIDATION FOR A COVID-19 VACCINE AND EMPHASIZES NEED FOR EQUITABLE GLOBAL ACCESS
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Abstract
31 December 2020 News release Geneva - TheThe World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation from WHO since the outbreak began a year ago. The WHO’s Emergency Use
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