Regulations and Government
FAA Greenlights Pfizer Covid Vaccine for Pilots, Controllers
The FAA on December 12 determined that pilots can receive the Covid-19 vaccine under the conditions of their FAA-issued airman medical certification.
On December 12, the FAA determined that pilots can receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine under the conditions of their FAA-issued airman medical certification. FAA air traffic controllers subject to FAA medical clearance can also receive the vaccine, it added. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN)
On December 12, the FAA determined that pilots can receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine under the conditions of their FAA-issued airman medical certification. FAA air traffic controllers subject to FAA medical clearance can also receive the vaccine, it added. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN)

One day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency-use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, the FAA on Saturday determined that pilots can receive the vaccine under the conditions of their FAA-issued airman medical certification. In addition, the agency said, FAA air traffic controllers subject to FAA medical clearance can also receive the vaccine.