FDA panel gives thumbs up to Moderna’s COVID vaccine, paving way for final approval

An influential government panel of scientists unanimously endorsed Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine candidate for emergency use on Thursday, paving the way for final approval from U.S. regulators as early as this week. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, which advises the Food and Drug Administration on drug and inoculation approvals, voted 20-0 that the FDA should give the green light for the Moderna vaccine to be administered to those 18 years and older. One member of the committee abstained from the vote. The FDA is expected to follow the committee’s advice and fin…

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