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Inside the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trial: ‘We knew the world was watching and waiting for results’ – BioPharma Reporter

A request for Emergency Use Authorization in the US was submitted the same month; and the vaccine was then authorized in the US on December 11 (shortly after UK authorization on December 2).

The trial is not over, however: as all subjects are monitored for a further two year period. And the next step is to test the vaccine in groups that cannot currently receive the vaccine due to a lack of data – such as pregnant women and children (Pfizer has already started a trial in pregnant women​ and one in children is set to follow later this year).

https://www.biopharma-reporter.com/Article/2021/03/03/Inside-the-Pfizer-BioNTech-COVID-19-vaccine-trial-Insights-on-speed-agility-and-digital-development