Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-783-9360, Washington, DC, Dec. 14, 2020 – 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’s COVID-19 vaccine late Friday evening, Dec. 11. In an order issued the next morning, the FAA authorized pilots to receive the Pfizer vaccine, administered in two doses over a 21-day period, without compromising the validity of their pilot medical certificates. Without such an order, pilots receiving vaccines that have not received full FDA approval risk invalidating their medical certificate. The order also applies to air traffic control personnel, who are also subject to FAA medical clearance requirements.