Full approval of Pfizer vaccine is "imminent," says official

FDA works to approve vaccines in the US 0:55

(CNN) -

A senior federal official told CNN on Friday that the full approval of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine against covid-19 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) English) is "imminent", but no date has been mentioned.

A person familiar with the plan told CNN the decision is expected early next week, and a Joe Biden administration official said approval of the two-dose vaccine "could be as early as Monday." .

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reported Friday afternoon that the FDA was pushing to approve the Pfizer vaccine on Monday, according to people familiar with the agency's planning.

Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine has been distributed under FDA emergency use authorization.

Full approval is expected to open the door to more vaccine mandates and perhaps increase acceptance by some vaccine-hesitant in the United States.

With information from Elizabeth Cohen, Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak

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