No need for jab to be approved by WHO, says FDA 8 published : 13 May 2021 at 08:06 8 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that each country has the right to register Covid-19 vaccines that will be used by their people without relying on a vaccine list approved by World Health Organisation (WHO). Secretary-General of the FDA Paisarn Dunkum said Covid-19 vaccines approved according to the WHO Emergency Use Listing Procedure (EUL) are for use under the Covax initiative. The procedure can also be used as a reference when considering Covid-19 vaccine registration in countries with an incomplete vaccine regulatory system, he said.