FDA gives emergency OK to Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine

Red seal and imprint "FDA APPROVED" on white surface. FDA - Food and Drug Administration is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

The vaccine was developed in record time, a big scientific accomplishment, even though the agency’s move follows an unusual level of pressure from President Trump’s White House, renewing concerns that politics drove the vaccine process even as the first doses are shipped.