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Covid-19: F.D.A. Clears Pfizer Vaccine and Millions of Doses Will Be Shipped Right Away
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Dec. 15, 2020, 8:22 a.m. ETDec. 15, 2020, 8:22 a.m. ET
The accelerated timeline comes after President Trump’s chief of staff threatened the F.D.A. head’s job if he didn’t get it done on Friday. The Trump Administration will buy another 100 million doses of Moderna vaccine.
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Freezer units at a United Parcel Service center await shipments of Covid-19 vaccines.Credit.UPS/EPA, via Shutterstock
The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for millions of highly vulnerable people to begin receiving the vaccine within days.