{"id":48711,"date":"2021-01-05T16:24:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T21:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=48711"},"modified":"2023-06-06T18:04:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:04:27","slug":"fda-grants-emergency-use-authorization-to-moderna-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/fda-grants-emergency-use-authorization-to-moderna-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization to Moderna Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_45681\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45681 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/08\/joe-eron-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"joe-eron\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/08\/joe-eron-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/08\/joe-eron.jpeg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Joseph Eron, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/joseph-eron-md\/\">Joe Eron<\/a>, MD, chief of the division of infectious diseases discussed the FDA&#8217;s approval of the Moderna COVID vaccine with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/\">WGN News Nation<\/a>. He talked about his role as an investigator during the trials and recognized that both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are highly effective. He also emphasized the importance of getting people engaged and interested in receiving this vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Find the interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=byWBVpLvA80&amp;feature=youtu.be\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Eron, MD, chief of the division of infectious diseases discussed the FDA&#8217;s approval of the Moderna COVID vaccine with WGN News Nation. He talked about his role as an investigator during the trials and recognized that both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are highly effective. 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