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> In the US, the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) has basically said that employers can require employees to get vaccinated. Once they're FDA app

• lotsofpulp 6y ago
  What is the difference between FDA approved and an emergency use authorization, from the perspective of the law? https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/moderna-covid-19-vaccine https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coro... https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coro...
  • dahfizz 6y ago
    > What is the difference between FDA approved and an emergency use authorization, from the perspective of the law? > Under an EUA, FDA may allow the use of unapproved medical products, or unapproved uses of approved medical products in an emergency to diagnose, treat, or prevent serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions[1] The difference is that something pushed out under EUA is _not_ FDA approved. So any laws related to approved medicine, devices, vaccines, etc do not apply automatically to EUA products. [1] https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/emergency-use-authorization-vaccines-explained https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/emerge...