Moderna on Tuesday said it is applying for full approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its COVID-19 vaccine.
The vaccine is currently authorized under an emergency use authorization, which the FDA has stressed met a very rigorous standard, but applying for full approval is the next step in the process.
It could also make it easier for employers, universities and other groups to mandate that people take the vaccine.
Pfizer applied for full approval, known as a biologics license application, for its vaccine last month, but the process is likely to take time.
Moderna said it had begun a “rolling submission process” of more data on its vaccine, for full approval for people 18 and older.
Read more at The Hill.
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