{"id":17182,"date":"2020-12-15T14:02:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T14:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=17182"},"modified":"2020-12-15T14:02:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T14:02:25","slug":"nbaa-welcomes-prompt-faa-action-to-keep-pilots-flying-as-covid-vaccines-roll-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/nbaa-welcomes-prompt-faa-action-to-keep-pilots-flying-as-covid-vaccines-roll-out\/%20","title":{"rendered":"NBAA Welcomes Prompt FAA Action to Keep Pilots Flying as COVID Vaccines Roll Out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed\nprompt action by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Steve\nDickson and acting Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Brett Wyrick to ensure pilots may be\nvaccinated against COVID-19 without risk to their medical certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency-use\nauthorization (EUA) for Pfizer\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine late Friday evening, Dec. 11.\nIn an order issued the next morning, the FAA authorized pilots to receive the\nPfizer vaccine, administered in two doses over a 21-day period, without\ncompromising the validity of their pilot medical certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without such an order, pilots receiving vaccines that have\nnot received full FDA approval risk invalidating their medical certificate. The\norder also applies to air traffic control personnel, who are also subject to\nFAA medical clearance requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful to the FAA for taking this immediate and\nproactive step to address medical certification concerns related to COVID-19\nvaccinations that will aid in keeping the aviation industry moving forward,\u201d\nsaid NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. \u201cAdministrator Dickson\u2019s previous\nmilitary and civilian aviation experience continues to offer him unique\ninsights on pilot-focused challenges, which in this case have proven astute,\nand we thank him and his team for their foresight and action on this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/news\/updates\/?newsId=96258\">Learn more about the FAA order<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA order requires that pilots must refrain from flying\nfor 48 hours after receiving each dose of the Pfizer vaccine, after which time\nthey may return to duty. Similar mandatory waiting periods are in place for\nthose receiving other vaccines, the FAA noted, including against tuberculosis\nand typhoid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the agency \u201canticipates taking no additional measures\nto ensure safety after the initial window for side effects closes,\u201d the FAA\nemphasized its medical professionals \u201cwill continuously monitor the initial\ndistribution of the novel vaccine and documented clinical results and will\nadjust these recommendations as needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-developed with Germany\u2019s BioNTech, the Pfizer vaccine is\nthe first COVID-19 vaccine to receive EUA in the United States, with a second\nvaccine from Moderna currently under FDA review. Initial clinical trials have\nshown both vaccines to be highly effective against the virus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed prompt action by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Steve Dickson and acting Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Brett Wyrick to ensure pilots may be vaccinated against COVID-19 without risk to their medical certificate. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency-use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine late Friday evening, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17183,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17182\/revisions\/17183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}