“The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “is not approved.”
Social media posts
TikTok. Claim dated 2 Sep 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Pfizer vaccine had been administered under an emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. On Aug. 23, the vaccine received FDA approval.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 September 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 September 2021, 15 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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