Coronavirus live updates: FDA panel considers Pfizer vaccine one day after U.S. reports record 3,140 deaths
Carolyn Y. Johnson, Laurie McGinley, Paulina Firozi, Kim Bellware, Erin Cunningham, Hamza Shaban, Miriam Berger, Lateshia Beachum
On the morning after the United States reported more than 3,100 deaths in a single day, a new record, a government advisory panel convened Thursday to decide whether to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for approval. It’s one of two vaccine candidates on the verge of being cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, which would mark a milestone in the country’s battle against covid-19. A non-binding vote is expected this afternoon.