Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a member of the House Rules Committee and Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, released the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee recommended that the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine be granted an Emergency Use Authorization.  

“We are one step closer to the light at the end of the tunnel America has been waiting for,” said Burgess. “We are less than one year into this pandemic, and the speed at which we have achieved a highly effective vaccine is remarkable and highlights the power of American innovation. Thank you to the scientists whose tireless effort helped to get us to this point. I look forward to hearing the FDA’s decision about the EUA in the coming days.”