Full FDA approval of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine had only a modest impact on uptake. Here's what mattered more

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Tue, 2021-10-05 09:38 — mike kraft

Pfizer full approval had only a modest impact on vaccine uptake. Here's what mattered more Despite hopes that full approval of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine would convince large numbers of vaccine-hesitant Americans to roll up their sleeves, a federal government analysis provided to CNN suggests approval was not a silver bullet. Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent CNN

(CNN) Despite hopes that full approval of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine would convince large numbers of vaccine-hesitant Americans to roll up their sleeves, a federal government analysis provided to CNN suggests approval was not a silver bullet.

After the US Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to Pfizer's shot in August, Pfizer vaccination rates did increase, but the uptick was modest and relatively short-lived. ...

he data backs up what a recent poll found: While full approval might matter to some unvaccinated Americans, it's likely not going to be the sole reason unvaccinated Americans will roll up their sleeves. ..

According to the poll, another factor is more persuasive than full approval: Fear -- fear of dying of Covid-19 or of missing out on activities such as travel, concerts or sporting events that require vaccination.

This leaves federal officials in the middle of a long, slow slog to get unvaccinated Americans to finally get vaccinated and help put an end to the pandemic. Currently, 75.8% of eligible Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- a number that has inched upward only very slowly in recent months. ...

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