The Food and Drug Administration's "full authorization" for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for Covid-19 was announced with a fair amount of hooplah and fanfare. The President of the United States
announced the monumental development and touted it as rationale for the vaccine mandates to commence in the private sector, throughout the government, and in the U.S. military.
President Joe Biden was on the spot Monday morning with a quick reaction to the FDA's "full authorization" of the Covid-19 vaccines.
"The FDA has officially approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine," Biden said. "While all three COVID vaccines have met FDA's strict standards for emergency use, this FDA approval should give added confidence that this vaccine is safe and effective. If you're not vaccinated yet, now is the time."
Biden's announcement followed upon the widespread media coverage that the Pfizer-BioNTech had
"full" approval for the use of the vaccine in the United States.
"The Food and Drug Administration granted Pfizer and BioNTech full U.S. approval of their Covid-19 vaccine - becoming the first in the U.S. to win the coveted designation and giving even more businesses, schools and universities greater confidence to adopt vaccine mandates," CNBC reported.
Comment: Almost immediately after the executive order was issued, Dallas County judge Tonya Parker sided with Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, issuing a temporary injunction against Abbott's ban on mask mandates, The Dallas Morning News reported.
The move will allow Jenkins's mask order, in addition to similar policies in other local school districts, to remain in place for the time being. Jenkins will now have the ability to issue penalties to individuals who do not comply with the county's policy, which requires that masks are worn in businesses, schools and county-owned buildings.