Forgive my ignorance here, but wasn't this already the case? Nobody has needed to get a prescription for the vaccine, just like a flu shot. Perhaps I am misunderstanding this comment?
I'm just as ignorant as you, and your point about the flu shot is a good one. I'm not aware of a prescription being required for that.
But as I read the document, it implied that with a regular approval and without the EUA, a prescription would be required and so that was one of the reasons for renewing it.
The “prescription” here isn’t something the patient will see or be aware of, it’s just part of how the legal requirements around dispensing medications and the logistics of vaccination providers interact.
There’s some information on this from a pharmacist perspective here: https://naspa.us/resource/pharmacist-authority-to-immunize/ .