Washington, Feb 2 (TIWN) Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine has received full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

“Safe and effective vaccines are our best defense against the COVID-19 pandemic, including currently circulating variants,” Peter Marks, the director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said in a statement. “The public can be assured that this vaccine was approved in keeping with the FDA’s rigorous scientific standards.”