“There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.”
10 Republican Louisiana lawmakers
Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives. In a letter to the governor of Louisiana. Claim dated 29 Sep 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The FDA approved the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine under the brand name Comirnaty. It's the same vaccine.
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In short
10 Republican Louisiana lawmakers (Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives) made this claim around 29 September 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 October 2021, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- documentcloud.orghttps://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21080221-louisiana-letter-on-extension-of-eua-for…
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