At last, the FDA has approved both the Pfizer and the BioNTech vaccines. They are no longer approved only for experimental use which will shoot down one of the last excuses that anti-vaxers have been using as an excuse not to get vaccinated. This is where the rubber meets the road and those not getting vaccinated are going to have to try and come up with another excuse for doing what the majority of Americans have done—get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Shortly after the approval, the Pentagon announced that it would require all active-duty military to be vaccinated (only 64% now are) and President Biden put the pressure on private companies to do the same. “Today I’m calling on more companies in the private sector to step up with vaccine requirements that will reach millions to do that,” he said. Johnson & Johnson and Moderna are expected to submit paperwork to get full approval by the end of the year. This is definitely great news as hospitalizations from COVID-19 are surging as the Delta variant continues to spread.
