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The Food and Drug Administration has officially approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use: The authorization allows the federal government to distribute 5.9 million doses of the vaccine across the U.S. Like Pfizer's, Moderna's vaccine uses messenger RNA technology and requires two-dose "booster" regimens. Its approval means up to 150 million Americans can get vaccinated between now and mid-2021—if all goes according to plan.
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Tons of politicians got vaccinated today: As Charles Mudede noted in Slog AM, sentient haunted portrait and outgoing vice president Mike Pence got the COVID-19 fighting juice this morning. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and several other randopoliticiansfollowed his lead. Joe and Jill Biden will likely get the vaccine on Monday, while Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman-elect Doug Emhoff will get theirs the week after next.