How to Use emergency use authorization in a Sentence

emergency use authorization

noun
  • The move is likely to lead to full approval of the drug, which has been available under emergency use authorization.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • In August, during the height of the outbreak, the vaccine got emergency use authorization to help prevent further illness.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Last month, the FDA extended its support by issuing emergency use authorization for the over-the-counter drug.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • The drug is currently available because of the FDA's emergency use authorization.
    — Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Pfizer’s three-dose shot for children between 6 months and 5 years old has long been available under an emergency use authorization (EUA).
    — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Early on, using powers granted by the public health emergency, the FDA required labs to apply for emergency use authorization.
    — Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Those two vaccines will be available under an emergency use authorization for children 11 years old and younger, as will the Novavax vaccine, which is authorized for use in people 12 and older.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The medication has been used by millions of Americans since the FDA granted it emergency use authorization in late 2021.
    — Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Her efforts at the company guided the team to securing an FDA emergency use authorization for a Covid-19 diagnostic test.
    — Philip Smith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • In 2025, federal officials ended some vaccine access policies, including the emergency use authorization.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The agency granted emergency use authorization to the Lucira Covid-19 & Flu Test, which provides results in about 30 minutes from samples collected by a nasal swab.
    — Laurie McGinley, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The secretary can also enable the FDA to issue an emergency use authorization, enabling clinicians to use unapproved medical products to manage specific conditions in an emergency.
    — Angela Mattie, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Then, emergency use authorizations for Covid-19 vaccines were rescinded, which means Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, is no longer authorized for children younger than 5.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
  • California is working with the University of California, Riverside to conduct prevention trapping and has sought emergency use authorization for additional treatments.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • Experimental vaccine candidates for Bundibugyo exist, and emergency use authorization pathways could potentially accelerate their deployment.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Two sources indicated the FDA is exploring the possibility of granting the boosters a full approval license instead of an emergency use authorization, a departure from the approach used for previous Covid vaccine authorizations.
    — Monica Alba, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The Food and Drug Administration approved emergency use authorization for the antiviral drug Remdesivir to treat severe cases of COVID-19.
    — USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • Covid-19 vaccines first became available to the American public during the pandemic under emergency use authorization, known as EUA — special permissions used by the FDA during an emergency that are short of full approval.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Pfizer has confirmed the FDA may not renew the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 4 years.
    — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Curated by Our Editors If early trials are successful, Nguyen says, CEPI expects to work with partners to support late-stage trials that could generate data for regulatory agencies to issue an emergency use authorization or licensure.
    — Paul Adepoju, Scientific American, 14 June 2026
  • In August, the US Department of Health and Human Services issued a declaration allowing the US Food and Drug Administration to provide emergency use authorizations for animal drugs to treat and prevent infestations of screwworm.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 22 June 2026

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