claim: fda takes key action in fight against covid-19 by issuing emergency use authorization for first covid-19 vaccine
evidence_1: the emergency use authorization allows the pfizer-biontech covid-19 vaccine to be distributed in the u.s. the fdas authorization for emergency use of the first covid-19 vaccine is a significant milestone in battling this devastating pandemic that has affected so many families in the united states and around the world, said fda commissioner stephen m. hahn, m.d.