BBC The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found no safety concerns to stop approval of the vaccine.
It is the first time this level of detail for the jab, which the UK has already started using for mass vaccination, has been published.
The FDA will meet on Thursday to make a formal decision.
The agency is yet to approve the vaccine, but has published a document stating the trial data was "consistent" with the recommendations set out in its emergency use guidance.
The UK's regulatory body, the MHRA, approved the vaccine last week.
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Both countries have had advanced rolling access to the information on the vaccine's safety and effectiveness.
Last week Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease expert, apologised for remarks that seemed to criticise the UK's vaccine approval process., Dec 8, 3020
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