Pfizer’s CEO Will Wait to Get The COVID-19 Vaccine, Saying He Won’t Cut the Line

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Pfizer’s CEO Will Wait to Get The COVID-19 Vaccine, Saying He Won’t Cut the Line

By Victor Omondi Pfizer, working hand in hand with German-based BioNTech, came up with U.S.A’s first vaccine to be approved for emergency use in the prevention of COVID-19. On Friday, December 11, 2020, the vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use by persons aged 16 years and above. Come Sunday, December […]

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