What Is Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)?

What Is Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)?
Nixx Photography/Shutterstock
Debbie Lerman
Updated:
0:00
Commentary

During the COVID pandemic, the U.S. government spent billions of dollars on nearly 400 products intended to protect, diagnose, and treat hundreds of millions of people—all with the label “EUA” or “Emergency Use Authorization.”

Debbie Lerman
Debbie Lerman
Author
Debbie Lerman has a degree in English from Harvard. She is a retired science writer and a practicing artist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.