The Food and Drug Administration has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday for people 16 and older, according to BuzzFeed News. Pfizer’s vaccine is the first one to gain full FDA approval. The FDA approved the vaccine for emergency use in December, but needed more data from the company before it was fully approved. Full approval also allows companies to issue vaccine mandates without fear of legal action, according to HuffPost. Over 204 million Pfizer shots have been administered in the U.S., per reports. The FDA’s announcement comes a week after the U.S. health officials recommended people receive a booster shot of the […]
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