{"id":104340,"date":"2020-12-19T21:47:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T21:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=104340"},"modified":"2020-12-30T14:30:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T14:30:21","slug":"faa-approves-use-moderna-vaccine-by-pilots-and-controllers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2020\/12\/faa-approves-use-moderna-vaccine-by-pilots-and-controllers.html","title":{"rendered":"FAA approves use Moderna vaccine by pilots and controllers."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Saturday that it had approved the use of the Modern COVID-19 vaccine for pilots and air traffic controllers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/health-coronavirus-usa-pilots\/u-s-faa-approves-use-of-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-by-pilots-idUSL1N2IZ0HH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement follows the December 12 FAA approval for pilots and controllers to use the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2020\/12\/china-suggests-flight-attendants-use-diapers-to-prevent-covid.html\">China suggests flight attendants use diapers to prevent Covid.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. aviation regulator said pilots and controllers should not fly or perform safety-related duties for 48 hours after receiving the doses. 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