| For Immediate Release August 26, 2021
Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683 DHS Urges Vaccination as Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Gains Full FDA Approval Vaccination also encouraged under EUA for children ages 12 to 15, and for an additional dose in people who are immunocompromised The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted its full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine will now be marketed under the name Comirnaty (koe-mir'-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in people 16 years of age and older. Pfizer is also still available under the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for people ages 12 to 15 and for an additional dose for people who are immunocompromised. "Nearly 3 million Wisconsinites have received their safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, but we know that many folks across our state have been waiting to get their shot until the FDA provided full approval of a COVID-19 vaccine," said Gov. Evers. "The results are in. Now that they've issued full approval to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, we can all be even more confident that these vaccines work and are safe. There has never been a better time to get vaccinated." View the entire news release. | 
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